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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-03
Fishing for Whale and Catching Brick


From the New Yrok Wolsd
He sat on the dock near Castle
Garden fishing. Suddenly he felt a
tremendous jerk on the line. He played
with the fish little and then pulled in.
His hook was gone.
He put a fresh hook on, baited it, spat
on the bait for luck and threw it. over.
Another jerk came and nearly pulled
him overheard. He pulled in slowly and
his hook was gone again.
"Zasser whale, / bezzer boots ri
ketch himf / never lay up cent"
He went across the park and soon
returned with aheavy hook and clothe.
line. He baited it with roun d of beef
threw it over and awaited results.
There came another jerk that pulled
him to the edge of the string piece, and
he was compelled to hold ON TO the
railing.
Got per this time! Easy 500! II
build tent round yer an charge mittanct
Easyw
And then he pulled in easy, hand ovel
hand, and his face was beaming witt
gladness. Then he gave a terrific JERK
and landed-not whale but a baker!
dozen of bricks carefully tied together
with piece of rope. His hook was gont
and his line was tied in q bowknot to thu
rope.
Gigs guess III go homel G-g-uess
drunk too much ter day. Burner wonnel
h-h-how tha'whale swallered them brick
n then tied 'em to my line. May be h
swallered a brick mason union, an theyi
re-p-p-playin' tricks on me-"
And as he wandered off two boys
rowed from under the dock ant
quarrelled about the odd hook.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-03
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The Thoughtful Contributor

From the CINCINNATI saturday Night,
l want to write for your paper, said a
solemn looking man as he paused on the
threshold of the editorial sanctum.
That's right, replied the editor, with.
out looking up from his work, for it was
publication day and there was stern de-
mand for copy that could not be denied
when you write for it be particular and
give your name and post-offiee address
distinctly" ....e..
Il will said the solemn man, stepping
in and taking chair.
''And don't forget to enclose the mon
ey. Then they complain because the pa
per doesn't come"
DO you want money when mar
writes for your paper?' asked the solemn
man, as his face acquired an additional
elongation.
"Of course. What dye think we print
a paper for? Fun? Not much. If a maj
writes for the paper we suppose he wants
it, and if he wants he must pay for it.
You don't understand" said the sol
emn man; What l want is to write TO
your paper. - &
That's what you said before, and told
you how to do it." replied the editor
testify, swinging around in his chair
Though l can't see why you can't sub
scribe right here now Just as just as
well as to wait until you get home snt
then write for it, Though may be yol
haven't the necessary So with you. re-
spect yomi independence. You don't wanttt
subscribe for a you are not prepared t.
pay for. That's right"
But if l write for it"
IF you write for it and enclose tn,
money it will be sent promptly. No feal
of that Subscribers will confer favor
on this office by reporting any careless
ness or irregularity on the part of thei
postmaster in delivering the paper
Il can put great deal into a letter,
insinuated the solemn man
Needn't put more than 81 in" sail
the editor, unless you get up club
Usual reduction to clubs
4 fear you don't comprehend me, salt
the man of solemn visage. Il want L
write for your write articles an,
! correspondence you know. for a remun
Grafton.
"Oh, that's it, Why didn't you sa'
so before? Thought you wanted to sub
scribe Seemed sort o curious, too, tina
you couldn't write for my paper to b
without coming in and telling me abou
it"
You will take my letters"
Can't say as to that That most interest
ing letters the editor gets as a rule, ar
those short, pithy ones, which simply say
Enclosed please send subscription prlc,
to your valuable paper for one year
That outweighs dozen pages OF reflect
ions on the Dying Year, or thoughts o
Discovering the First June Bug
great many people want to write for th
paper who have nGthing half so interest
ing to say as they find their subscriptio
has about expired and here is the none
for renewing it. That IS neat and to tt
point, and no editor will throw the lett
into the waste basket-vithout first tax
ing out the money and duly crediting Il
subscriber on his account. Write for Il
paper. nay friend, by all means. but dor
| forget the enclosure"
Then the solemn man went away mo
thoughtful than before.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-03
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

Gen. Canby's war horse "Dan," the
hero of two wars, is dead. He was thirty
years Old
England is threatened with a panic
In breadstuffs on account of the cholera block
ade in India
Morris Taylor Collenge, a young
Enslishman, proposes to swim naked from
Albany TO New York in six days.
A French priest has organizeda COM
pany whose object is to dig up the bottom of
the Red sea in search for Pharaoh.
Senator Beck says the tariff issue
must be fought over again in the next con-
gress, and be the vital question in the race
for the speakership and the presidential cam
paign
The secretary of the treasury, Mo
Culloch, says he is opposed to the complete
payment or the national debt He thinks
| 500, 900 600 or so should be maintained in
bonds
1t is asserted that the Irish revolu-
| tionary BROTHERHOOD have condemned Chief
Justice Coleridge of England to DEATH be-
cause Of his action in the dynamite trials in
| London.
Heavy rains have swollen the Kala-
mazoo river to such an extent that it is
higher than it has been for 81 years, doing q
| good deal of damage in the way of stopping
saw mills, ship-yards, etc
Augustus Belmont raped an &C.
quantance over the head with his cane in the
| course of quarrel and then policeman re.
| fused to arrest him because there was no ex.
4 tplfIa1 evidence Ofsthn assault
Ismail PGsha, ex-khedive of Egypt
says England is the owner of Egypt This
Suez canal rs owned by Egypt, and conse
| duently Great Britain owns the Suez canal
and the French have nothing to do with it,
Herman Mokate, a quiet, peaceable
HelIaDder, was killed in Chicago in the pres
| ence of his sweetheart by a young mar
named Stamlaus Szwchawski, who says No
| kate assaulted him He admits to being
drunk
Several hundred men have been sum
moned as jurors in the trial of Polk, the Ten
nessee stealing treasurer, and but eight jury
men selected out of them all The work goe
on, however, and it is hoped that jury vii
be obtained shortly
A locomotive on the Wabash roa(
ran into street car in Chicago, and only ON
person in the car escaped injury The other
were all hurt, some of them very seriously
The cause of the accident was a misunder
standing of signals.
A coal train on the Rochester & Pitts
burg railway, in Pennsylvania broke in tw
while ascending steep grade ne&r Rasselas
and the loose section dashed down the grad
at the speed of eighty miles an hour Their
was passenger coach attached and the viii
grain collided with the locomotive of an az
preaching coal train, resulting in the deaf
of seven persons and greater or less injury Q
a number of others
Denis Kearney is in Chicago to at
tend the Anti Monopoly convention II
| says the monopolists are at the bottom {
Anti Monopoly. A prominent Anti onoI
J olist, of Chicago says Kearney is in the pa,
of the corporations, and predicts that he wi
not attend the Anti Monopoly convention q
delegate, and that if he gets seat throug
t courtesy he viii be elected as soon as his puu
poses and aims are unmasked.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-03
SOUND

The Jacksonville Courier, cracks the
nail on the head. 1t says:
Remember-1st, To protect one indus
try is to burden other industries.
I'd, To protect all industries alike is
more costly than to protect none, by the
cost of assessment and collection.
3D. Protection of infant industries be
gan in 1889.
4th The first tariff limited protection
to the period of infancy-seven years
5th, In 1889 the average duties were
81 per cent.
9th, In ninety-six years we have had
forty different tariffs
7th, Now the average duties are 46 per
cent.
Sth Protected industries never pass
the period of infancy
9th, Strikes are more numerous now
than they were when we had no tariff.
10th, We export smaller per cent OF
our manufactures now than we did a
hundred years ago.
Pr0tectioniStS and British gold. We
might clothe the world as well as feed It'll
we had untaxed materials. See here
clothing wool is protected 81 per cent.
dyes, 80 per cent; lining silks, go pei
cent; velvet, so per cent; silk thread, AZ
per cent; spool thread, rs per cent; al
paca lining, 20 per cent; linen, 40 pc
cent. foreign cloth, 60 to 80 per cent
needles, % per cent.
How can our clothiers, who have sucl
load to carry, compete with foreign
clothiers? They cannot and do not
England clothes Mexico, Canada, Brazil
Chilli, Peru, the Argentine Republic, Aus
tralia, New Zealand. Are our protection
lists bribed by British gold to prevent tn
export of our manufactured 1t look
like it. They are doing Just aohat on
aoould do a0ho aoGs 6ri5ed. Br-r-r-r,itisl
gold y Judge Kelley.i
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-03
A DIscREDITe0 DOLLAR.
The Trade Dollar in Disgrace all Over
the East.

WASHINGTON, July 2.-Secretary Folger
says, relative to the trade dollar excitement
in New York and other large cities, that the
treasury department was powerless to afford
any relief. The remedy for the evil was in
the hands of congress, and the attention of
that body would be called to the subject next
winter Nearly all the banks shut down on
the trade dollar Those that receive them
allow so cents on the dollar.
PHILADELPHIA, July 2.-The crusade
against the trade dollar is fairly inaugurated
by the Reading and Pennsylvania railroads,
both of which issued orders to all THAR sta
lions to refuse the obnoxious coin. Every
bank in the city followed suit, and before the
city departments closed for the day orders
were issued to refuse the trade dollars.
PoTTsTowN, Pa, July 2.-The First Ma
tional bank announces that trade dollars
would be received at 80 cents each. The
banking house of j. w. CasselberTy & Co.
receives them at par in sums of $40
BUFFALO, July "A panic ensued here
when the banks posted notices refusing the
trade dollar The city has been flooded with
the coin from all parts of the state, owing te
the failure of the banks to act in concert in
New York in rejecting it. Brokers bought
large quantities at 90 cents.
CINCINNATI, Jnly S0.-The banks OF this
city refuse to accept the trade dollar at any
price
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-03
A Ton Of Trout.

From the CasOn r(Nev) Appeal
Yesterday morning about 10 o'clock
one of the men who was working
alongside Lake Bigler wood flume at
the lumberyard in Carson called out to
the men below that all the fish in Lake
Bigler were coming down the flume A
few seconds later school of fish struck
the apparatus which is placed in the
f1ume to turn sticks of timber over the
edge of the flume, and being suddenly
DETECTED fell all over the workmen. The
water was fairly bristling with trout and
suckers, and they came in irregular
number, about tx inches long, and al
alive Nearly ton of the fish fell under
the flume, and the workmen took them
away in baskets. A ton of fish in half an
hour is about the best score on record fol
Nevada 1t is believed that they were
crowded into the supply pond of the
fume by the storm, and then driven into
tiume in punches of say two or three
dozen in bunch. They would strike the
defector and fly in all directions This
thing was kept up for nearly half an hour
when they got beautifully less, and then
ceased coming altogether. They wer,
mostly brook trout,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-03

minis during June was S4944 ,4S2, Of which,
81, $50, 200 were standard dollars. The issue
of standard dollars during the past week
amounted to 1863, 9s5 against 167, 600 for the
same time last year.
BIDS OPENED,
The bids for contracts for the construction
of the new naval cruisers were opened at the
navy department. John ..Roach was the
lowest bidder for all of the four vessels. He
bids for the Chicago, 1880, 1000; the Boston,
s6f9,0O0, the Atlantic, s6l7, 900, and the Dol
phin the dispatch boat, S315o00 The con-
tracts will be awarded him There wer
only four bidders for each vessel
THE NEW ORLEANS ''CoNTINENTALs
The Continental Guards, of New Orleans
called at the White House, but did not see
the president, as he was too.busy to receive
them The guards leave for Cleveland.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-03
No Use for Them.
Concerning Certain Relics of the Past-Dogi
that Have Had Their Day.


George stephenson's Rocket and the mag
nifcent locomotives of to-day, are built upon the
same general principle, yet the machine with
which the great engineer astonished his age is in
teresting now only as an illustration Of the begin
ming of the invention. There were plasters with
holes in them long before BENsoNS CAPCINE
POROUS PLASTER surprised both the public and
the physicians; and the triumph of the Capcine
is founded upon the partial successes or the uttei
failures Of its predecessors Everything of value
in the old porous plaster is retained in the Cap
cine but at this point all comparison ends, anG
contrast begins. For example
The old plasters were slow in their action; the
Capcine is quick and sure.
Tho old plasters lacked the power to do mort
than to impart light, temporary relief in case
easy of treatment; the Capcine penetrates tn,
system and permanently cures the troubles TO
which it is recommended
The old plasters depended for -ly good result
they might attain, upon an accident of their max
ers and the naked faith of their wearers; tn
Benson's reaches its ends by means of the scen
tifc combination Of the rare medicinal ingredi
ents which it contains.
In brief, the old plasters, like Stephensons dis
carde4 engine. are switched off the track, Will
the Penson's goes on its way winning golde
opinions from all sorts of people.
Yet in this very fact lies the leading danger t
the people who buy and use this reliable and sc
entihc remedy. Hypocrisy is the tribute vic
pays to virtue" Imitation is the conc ssion fai
ure makes to success. Benson's Plasters ar
parodied In name and style.
Beware of swindles. The genuine have tn
word CAPCINE cut in the center. Price % cent
seabury & johnson, Chemists, New York
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-03
Oscar Has Come Down.
Cor. Chicago Herald.

OUI' OnIOasO IIeINIu'
Several letters have been received from
Mr.. John Donahue, who is now a
resident of Paris. HIS says: Il shall
remain abroad five years, do great deal
of work, and secretly hope to make a
great deal of money. Since my arrival in
this country have seen much of Mr..
Oscar Wide, and like him more and more
every time | meet him. He has laid aside
his small clothes and silk stockings, and
wears his small hair closely cut and his
clothes made after the English fashion
plates He rides great deal. is never
weary of talking about his American
teur, can tell capital story, and, like
Bunthorne, has more innocent fun in
him than most people will believe"
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-03

Port Jervis, N. Y, Williamstown, Pa
Binghamton, N Y, Ozankee county,
Wis, New Haven, Conn, and New York
city were visited by violent storms Mon
day, which destroyed much property. Nc
lives were lost
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-03
e THE WOUNDED DUeLIST.
Editor Elan in Critical Condition
The Course of the Bullet

RICHMOND, Va, July 2--The information
this morning from Lieutenant Governor
Lewis residence, in Rockingham county,
where Mr.. E!am was taken after being
wounded, is that the wound is much more ag-
gravated than at first reported, and that
Elam,s condition is critical The ball struck
nesT the right hip, passed inward and down
ward through the body, and lodged in the
left thigh, passing in its course very near the
bladder The ball has been extracted
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-03
Detroit 5, Cleveland Is.
Buffalo 6, Chicago z; innings.
Philadelphia 5. New York 4; innings
THE FLYERS AT WORK.

- THE FLYERS AT WORK.
Races at the driving park were as
follows; One and one-eighth miles won by
Bassett, Glengarin second, Billy G. third
lime :59l5 Second race, Dearborn stakes
~ miles; Leonatus first, Lord Raglan sec
ond, April Fool third; time
3;12k. Third race, mile dash, taken
by Mediator in 1;431l, Cardinal MeClosky
second, Standiford Keller third
Fourth race, x mile heat, Sudie McNarS
| first, Robert Bruce second, FinaIity third
time, l :02Js Fifth race, mile 500 yards
Ballard first, Brigand Bell second, Wedding
Day third; time, 24214
NEW YORK, July Races at Brighton
Beach: First race q mile, Little Minch first
Hickory Jim second, Hotachimie third time
lss6 Second race - miles, selling, Majol
Hughes first, Bonaretta second, Bill BirC
third time IS Third race, mile, Matte
| Rapture FIRST Shelby second, Tennyson third
time 44S4
Fourth race, / mile; Little Katie first
Longmoor second, Newsboy third; time | Az
| fifth race, q mile Catch Weights, Plunge,
first, Garfield second, Swift third; time IS
THE MILWAUKEE REGATTA.
MILWAUKEE, July 2.-The Chicago yacht
got away on the ten mile run and return
| little after II O'Clock, but it is said the WasI
aud the Cora were the only ones that passeC
the designated points to have their tim
taken At 2 O'Clock the Wasp returned
closely followed by the Cora, but no decision
has been reached as the Wasp was hand!
! canned
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-03

Judge Hoadley, the democratic candi-
date for governor of Ohio, was repub-
lican until the corruption in that party
drove him from it. This was ten years
ago. 1t is for this that the republican
press of Ohio abuse him.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-03

Woman. who has been looking over
blankets in a Main street store--"Well. I
didn't mean to buy Am just looking for
friend" Clerk, politely-"Don't think
you'll find your friend among the blanket
We've looked 'em all through
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-03

The public debt statement shows that
the debt was decreased $1S,09S, 201 dur
ing June. There is cash in the treasury
to the amount of $345, 3s9, 901.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-03
Jock ISLAND. ......... ILLINOIS.

ODonovan Rosa was introduced at an
Irish-American meeting in Chicago, last
night, as the Irish John Brown.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-03
University Of Virginia.

SUMMER LAW LECTURES mine weekly, begin
18th July, 1883, and end 18th September; have
proved of signal use,-lst, TO students who design
10 pursue their studies this or other law school
I'd TO those who propose TO read privately: and Sd.
practitioners who have not had the advantage of
systematic instruction For circulSr apply Up. o.
University of va to John B. Minor, Prof. Com.
and Stat. Law. may-25-dw1m
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-03
TIE WORLD oE sPoRT
Fine sport at the Chicago Driving
Park Brighton Beach Races---Mil-
waukee Regatta---T Base Bail
Record.

CHICAGO, July 2.-The league base bali
record is as follows. Baltimore c. Pro-i-
dence l.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-03

The value of the coinage of the variou
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-06-06
Death of OIL. Clewell.

After an illness which confined him to
his bed four weeks and two days, O. L.
Clewell departed this life on Sunday
morning last about o'clock, at the age
Of "a years and eight months. Deceased
was born In Nazareth, Pa, and when
three years Of age his parents removed
to Philadelphia, where he secured his
education and learned the drug busi-
ness. When eighteen years old he went
to st. Paul. Minnesota, as a druggist. In
later years he engaged in the newspaper
business, serving as correspondent for
several papers.
From st. Paul he came to Canton some
years ago. He had many friends in the
city who were sorry to hear of his re-
cent illness, which terminated In his
death. As newspaper man he was well
qualified for the position, being a
talented writer. He had been city editor
of this paper for near two years, and we
bear willing testimony to his high
character for integrity and his ability.
The funeral took place from his
brothers residence on Monday afternoon
at O'Clock, the MasOns attending In a
body, and at the grave going through
their impressive burial service. The
printers from the several Offices also
turned out In q body.
Deceased was never married, but leaves
his grief stricken mother, brother and
sister and other friends TO mourn his
Loss. Peace to his ashes
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-06-06
Court OF Common Peas.

Sarah Eckels, on Tuesday was grant
ed a decree of divorce from her John
who has been absent for three years and
for neglect Of duty, etc. Plaintiff was
restored, also, to her maiden name Sa.
rah Sayler.
On Saturday Jefferson Hoover was ar
raigned on the charge Of rape, and
pleaded not guilty and gave bail in $500
for his appearance at next term Of court
James MCGUIRE was arraigned under
the indictment of assault with intent 70
rob and pleaded not guilty, whereupon
said defendant was remanded into the
custody of the sheriff.
The State of Ohio, ys. George Bruner
and Rebecea Hunter indicted for muir
der in the first degree, Isaac Ulman and
j. j. Parker were appointed by the court
as counsel for the defense and VIM. r.
Day was assigned to assist the prOsecu-
tiOn.
Daniel Zutavern, indicted for robbery
pleaded not guilty.
Levi Dissler indicted for burglary
and larceny was arraigned and pleaded
not guilty.
Phebe Carl was granted a divorce
from Sylvester Carl, custody Of child
and restored to her maiden name of
Phebe Immel.
Andrew Marlnee was granted a d.
VOrce from his Elizabeth and given the
custody Of the children. The charge
was adultery.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-06-06
DOOr-Plates.

In the use of DOOr-Plates our people
are very much behind those Of the East
ern, especially Of the New England
States. There, every owner of home
'be 1t ever so Ohumble"-has DOOr-Plate
SO much importance is attached to this
there, that majority of renters, have
their DO0r-Plates and carry them with
them, when compelled, or when they re.
move from choice.
The CellulOid DOOr-Plates manufac.
tur9d in Boston, Mass, are fast taking
the place Of the Metal; they are prettieI
and more durable, and are now being
introduced In this and other States, with
good success. They need no cleaning
and are not affected by weather and sold
at less than One-fOurth the cost Of the
Metal.
An agent for these goods will soon
visit our city for the purpose Of their In
PRODUCTION here, and we hope he will be
literally patronized.