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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-31
LOUISVILLE RACES.
CHURCH MEETINGS.
The United Presbyterians Discuss
the "Kist o. WhistLes"---A Warm
Debate ON an Interesting subject.

PITTsBURG, May 30.-The United Presby-
terrain assembly met this morning, land after
the usual opening exercises, the discussion of
the question of instrumental music was re-
sumed, DR. d. A. Wallace, Elder Henry Har-
rison of New York. and Rev. Cyrus Cum
mings delivering speeches.
DR.. Wallace said that we wanted lib
erty in the church, and that if instru-
mental music is of the nature of a
circumstance or a substance why not
introduce water instead of wine at commun
ionl Because wine is an Intoxicating liquor
we should soon call halt in that. As te
music, we see a person sitting at a little box
producing sweet melodies that help the sing
ing, and the speaker argued that the church
had a divine warrant for the of instFu-
ments, and quoted Martin Luther and
the Lord Jesus Christ in support of
his position These authorities either
violated the law or recognized music as am
incident of worship The speaker, in conclud-
ing said he was not sure an instrument was
any assistance in the service, and for his own
part he would follow the traditions of the
fathers and praise God with the voice, but at
the same time he wanted the assembly to
give them liberty on the vexed question, OF
in other words he wanted to see a common
ground upon which to stand
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-31
THE MINERS TROUBLES.
Recommendations by the BelIeVilIe
board of Trade to settle ALI Diff

Board of Trade to settle ALI Diff
ealtIes.
ST Louis, May 30-The committee APP
pointed by the Belleville Board of Trade to
consider the relations existing between the
see what can be done toward settling the
present difficulties, have made a report
III which they recommend that all
railroad companies carrying coal to
st Louis furnish copy of the
weights of coal produced by hand working
mines to Charles Nesbit, the president of the
Miners union, ON the 9Th and goth days of
each month"; and that Nesbit furnish a copy
OF the same to each mine: that uniform "a
screen he established at all hand working
miners, and that the owners of machine
any reference TO the regulations
governing hand mining The COM
mlttee also recommended the state
legislature to provide for committee of
arbitration, TO whom all difficulties between
The operators and miners shall be submitted
and whose decisions shall be final
These suggestions are simply what the
miners are contending for Whether the mine
owners will agree to the terms suggested or
not is not known, but it is quite likely some
action looking to settlement of the trouble
and a resumption of work viii be taken in a
day or two
There is no trouble reported to-day in any
part OF the district, and there probably will
NOT be any more.
The inquest is still i'm progress and NAV not
conclude today
Two companies of militia at Decatur have
been ordered to hold themselves in readiness
TO start Tor st. Clair county at a moments
notice, but their services are not likely To be
needed
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-31

A thoughtful and far sighted young
lady of New York, having been Tilted by
her lover, did not NOPE and pout and
weep as some young ladies do under
such circumstances, but started direc: to
the engraver's and secured a handsomely
printed card, which she sent to all of her
eligible gentlemen acquaintance, an
nouncing that her engagement was ''off. >
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-31
Marine News.

NEW YORK, May 30.-Arrived, the Abys-
sinia from Liverpool and State of Nebraska
from Glasgow.
HAMBURG, May 3o.--Arrivcd, the West
phalia from New York
PoRT HURON, Mich. May 30-Noon pas.
sages for past twelve hours: Up-Prop Mil
waukee, steambarge Concord; steamers
Pearl, Flora, and Ward; tugs J. ~ Masters
with scbrs Ottenburg and c. b. Coy, Frank
Moffatt with schr Typo, Sweepstakes with
schr Console.
Down-Steambarge Iron Chief with schr
David Bows, Tempest with Burchard and
j. f. Walker; tugs, Crusader with schrs
Vanderbilt, Milwaukee and Pope; Niagara
with barges Mt. Clemens, Montgomery and
Republic, and schrs Monticello and Mount
Blanc; scow, Aunt Ruth
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-31
THE SOLDIER DEAD.
Decoration Day in Various Parts
of the G., ii
A General Holiday Aept ut Washing
tom, New York, and Other Points.

WASHINGTON May 30.-Dacoration Day
was observed as usual The departments are
are closed, and flags on all the public build
ings are at half-mast At 9 o'clock the diff
ferent posts of the Grand Army of the Re
public, Some 200 strong, formed on Seventh
street, and, headed by the Marine band,
marched through Pennsylvania avenue to
Georgetown, passed over the Aqueduct
bridge, and proceeded TO Arlington, where
the tombs of the unknown" sol
diers were covered with flowers At the
Soldiers home the veterans, under the com
niand of General Samuel d. Sturgis, the of
Heers and soldiers stationed at the United
States barIack under command of r. @. b.
Ayers, and General Sherman and staff, met
with committee of the Grand Army, and
attended the ceremonies in the grove near the
superintendent's office. At the Congressional
cemetery the proceedings We're very simple
After prayer and reading Snort posm flow
company dispersed.
AT NEW YORK.
New YORK, May 3O-Decoration Day is
being generally observed. All the banks and
exchanges are closed, and with few excep-
tions business is suspended. The weather is
somewhat undecided, but every indication is
that the observances of this day will exceed
those of previous years.
From an early hour the streets in all sec
tions of the city resounded with the strains
of martial music, and hundreds of persons
wee out in holiday attire to witness the dis
play. The route along which the procession
WAS to pass was lined with people, and the
windows of houses along the route were also
crowded
Ch Inc plaza at Madlson square was erected
Secretary Chandler and Secretary FoIger,
Attorney General Brewster, Major General
Hancock and staff, Mayor Edison, Commo-
dore UpehGr, Rrigadier General Baron de
Trobrf, and Governor Ludlow of New Jersey,
with General Weston, General Spencer. and
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-31
College Mischief.

DELAWARE, o., May 3O.--A few days og,
the students in Delaware college put am o,
In the private room of President Payne. fol
the purpose of frightening him when he re
turned. The OK ruined 800 worth of pron
erty. The offenders will be arrested IL dis
covered. Thirty students have been sls
pended for drunkenness and biIIiarYi-playing
Many expulsions are expected.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-31

A case containing 1000 slug shots was
received at New York the other day, con
signed to man named Neayer There
ought TO be some law prohibiting the
manufacture and sale of these articles.
They are never used for good purpose,
and the police ought to cenfiscate them
as they do burglars tools.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-31

ST LOUIS, May 30.-Mat. Lewis, who has
been convicted four times of numbering
his wife and sentenced three times to be
hanged, has been granted another stay of ex-
ecution from June to the 10Th
A boiler in the Royal Gem Touring mill, at
Stanton, ILL., exploded yesterday and dam
aged the mill about $4,000. Engineer Davis
was somewhat injured, but nobody was
killed
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-31
Prohibition Nomination

PITTSBURGH, Pa, May 3O-Ira E. Howard,
of Franklin, Pa, was nominated to-day for
state treasurer by the Prohibition Home
Protection party. The state convention is
now I'm session here. The convention adopted
as platform the declaration of principles
enunciated in the platform of the National
Prohibition Home Protection party.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-31

Mr. Vanderbilt's son-in-law has en-
ployed anAmerican artist, Mr.. Blashfield
to decorate his new Fifth avenue man
sion, and has quite thrown over the Pa
risian decorators employed by the pater-
nal taste and pocket book.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-31

ropolitan stakes, won by Bootjack in 2:42IS
Hilarity second, Free Gold third Third
race. X mile handicap, all ages, won by
Strathspey in 2:111l; Carley second, Volusia
third Fourth race, mile, selling, won by
Lilly Munson.
BRIGHTON BEACH.
At Brighton Beach the first race, % mills,
was won By Little Minch, itasca second,
Little Katie third Second race was won by
Mary Corbett in ~. Third race, q mile,
won by King Fan in :3019; Doubtful second,
Tocsin third
LoUIsvILLE RACES.
LOUISVILLE, KY, May 30.-Ths first Ia -,
$500 purse, one mile, was won by Monticello
in 1:481a; Vanguard second, Metropolis
third. Second race, club purse, maiden q
year-olds, Is mile, won by Miss Brewster in
1:071s; Neophyte second, Pluck and Luck
third: Third race, Merchants stake, all ages
Il mile, won by Mediator in 2:03L Check
mate second, Bondholder third
Fourth race, $3.50 club purse, q mile, won
by Pope Leo m 1904; Highfyer second,
Highfiight third.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-31

The New York jewelers. say that last
winter saw the most profitable trade ever
known in their line, but the spring Is
very dull
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-31
THE SPORTING WORLD.
Louisville. Jerome Park and Brighton
Beach Raees--FOren0On and After
noon Base Ball PLAYING

CHICAGO, May 30.-This forenoon,s games.
Metropolitans 1, Cincinnati o; Philadelphia
;, chicago 10; Providence 4, Buffalo 2, Ath-
Trenton II; Eclipse 9, Baltimore S =
Afternoon games: Providence q Cleveland
8. Boston 2, Buffalo 1. New York 3 Defroit
to Philadelphia 3. ''No1 -
add Louisville
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-31

An electrician of Germantown, Pa,
has most perfect burglar-proof show
case The metal frame Is SO highly
charged that when the burglar touches
1t he receives a shock that fells him
Ike an OK The current can be made
strong enough to kill.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-31

The governor of New York, lost
his overcoat, and goodly number OF
people their pocketbooks, at the great
bridge opening at Brooklyn.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-31

The veteran jokist. Josh Billings IS
now &C years old, and has ii grand son
nearly young man. Josh's real name is
Henry w Shaw.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-31
JERoME PARK rURF.

NEW YORK, May 3O-The first race at
Jerome Park, rs miles, was won by Geo.
kenney IN 2 :00J6 ;GonfaIon second, Gold King
third Second race. ~ miles, Great Met
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-31

The average number of people crossing
the Brooklyn bridge IS 10000 per day,
and 5000 vehicles.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-31

WASHINGTON, May 30.-No tidings from
Crook have yet been received nc the
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1883-12-14
Narrow Escape.

The author of "A Ride to Khiva,' gives
this account of his suferings during his
terrible winter journey across the plains
of Asiatic Russia, when careIessly
neglecting to protect his hands in his
great mittens, he fell asleep and woke
to fine them frozen. His servant chafed
them with suow, but could not restore
the circulation.
at is no good" he said, looking sor-
rowtullv at me. owe must get rs fast
as possible to the staff IN. How far off is
it," he inquired of the driver. ,
"Seven miles," was .he answer.
$50 as fast as you can!" | cried. TIE
pain, which by that time had assemble.
TO the glands under my arms, had be
come more acute than anything | had
hitherto experienced. Apparently ex-
IRENE cold acts in W d on the nerv-
GUS system; sometimes, and more merci
fully, by bringing on a slumber, from
which the victim never awakes; and at
over a slow fire, and limb by limb. In
my suffering each mile of the way to the
station seemed a league, and each league
q days journey.
At vat we arrived. Hurrying to the
waltlng-room, | met three Cossacks, to
whom / showed my hands. The SOL
diers led me into an outer roon and
having taken off my oat and barred my
arms, they plunged them up to the
shoulder IN q Tub of Ice and water.
However, there was now no sensation,
whatever, and the limbs, which we're Of
a blue color. foated painlessly in the
water.
The elder Of the Cossacks shook his
head, and said, Brother, it is a bad
JOB; you will lose your hands,"
"They will drop off," remarked an
other, IF we cannot get back the circu-
~lation."
"Have you any spirit with you?" add
ed a third.
Nazar the servant. on hearing this,
ran out; and brought in a tin bottle con.
tanning naplha for cooking purposes
upo which the Cossarks. taking
my arms out Of the icy wa,er, proceeded
to rub them in the strong spirit.
Rub, rub, rub; the skin peeled under
their horny hands, and the spirit irrita-
ted the membrane below. At last, a
faint sensation like tickling pervaded the
elbow joints, and slightly f1inched.
Does it hurt?" asked the Cossack.
ga little"
S'CapilaI, brothers!' he continued.
Rub as hard as YOU camp and a ter go
ing on with the friction until the hrstl
was almost fi,yed, they suddenly
plunged my arms again into the ice
water. l had not felt anything before.
but his time the pain was very acute.
"Goodi" said the Cos acks. "Th4
more it hurts the better chance you have
of saving your hands," And after q
short tune they let me take them out OF
the tub.
you are fortunate, little father" said
the eldest Cossuck. 'Ii it had not been
Tor your spirit, yonr h nds would hay,
dropped of, if you had not lost your
arms as we'll"
1t WAS several weeks netote / thor.
ouehiy recovered from the effects of my
carelessness.
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Farmers Hints,

A Prairie Farmer correspondent con.
vinced himself by the eating that lovers
of satisfy need not wait till spring for
their favorite root. His wife prepared
some the other day; cut in moderately
thin slices, stewed, seasoned, and served
with small crackers they had a decided
oyster flavor. and he advises more at
tention to the supply of this delicious
vegetable"
There are many things about the
kitchen or garden that could be utilized
in n way or another for poultry that
often go into the swill tub or gutter. If
a little labor be expe ded on their prep
a%ration, there is no better food. The
potato and turnip parings boiled, ana
while hot thoroughly mrsted and mix
ed with meal. drippinss, meat scraps,
soups and stale bread crumns, will be
founn a cheap and valuable food. In
cold weather and during confinement
these articles will supply the place of in
sect and green food. and as most of
the refuse from the table is of the best
quality, thoroughly cooked and sea-
soned, it makes a very appetizing mess
for the fowls.
An Eastern exchange says: ''The
reason why apple orchards on prairie
soil at the West are short-livcd is that
thew grow fast and do not ripen their
wood well. The consequence. is injury
in winter. and this followed UP year al
ter year, destroys vitality; the center is
all black and dead, with a living SHELL
outside, which Il hard winter kills. In
the eastern states where the apple atree
is long lived, the SOIL and climate are
very different from yours. All you can
do is to select hardy sorts ahd plant on
dry .lands. There are orchards more
than SO years, 81 to 100 years old in good
condition ic this country.
The Live Stock Monthly, speaking of
ensilage, says that while theorists are
still endeavoring to show the insignifi
cant value of e~nsilage for feeding to
mich COWS, the practical f rmer contin-
III to build silos, fiji them with ensilage
aud double the number of cattle on their
farms. Scientists annot prove impossi-
bic that which exists as a tangible, prac-
tical fact.
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Fowls Tor Market,

Mr.. D. w. Lewis takes up the subject
from the commercial point of view, and
in a recent circular reminds farmers of
the requisite for secur ny highest prices
in the New York market:
"Fowls should o be fed for twenty
four hours before killing. as food in the
CROP is liable to SOU and injure its sale.
Rteedingi in the mouth is the best mode OF
killing. Heads and feet should be left on
In dressing, the water should be as near
the boiling point as possible, without
actually boiling. D,p the bird into the
water three times, holding it ny the lie IS.
Tie feathers mast be then quickly ana
thoroughly removed, without breaking
The skin. Then dig into boiling water
Two seconds. aud itnmeliateiy after ward
Iato cold water the same length of
time. Wet dressed poultry is generally
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AN q

Far out at sea, it was Thanksgiving Day,
And We were of Good Hope
The wind blew shrilly out OF Table Bay,
And strained were spar and rope.
On deck We saw the busting captain come,
With face of anxious care;
For outward bound, he sighed ia think OF
home,
And dear reunions there.
"We've little to be thankful for" he said,
In seaman's fretful tone;
''The passage long, the ocean gales ahead,
Naught else our voyage has shown"
His little daughter climbed the bulwarks
high,
And DER the surge that yoared,
Her sweet laugh rang, when, lol the fearful
cry,
The child is ~overboardl"
"Down helm, down helml and lay the yard
abacki"
The captains sturdy arm
Is struggling In the vessels foamy track.
Above the seas alarm.
Saved! saved! he stood upon the deck,
Beside his CHILD; and then, .
"Whatthougn ali else" he said, "were gone
to wreck2
Thank God with me, my menl"
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Improvementin Farm Machinery and
Methous

How much easier and better does the
farmer do h $ Wosk now thai he did in
The days OF his great-grandiather. T
be sure, there were as good crops raised
then as now, but the land was new and
crops would grow wherever planted.
But times have changed. Horse power
takes the place of human labor in near
ly all of the work done on the farm. I
have In my possession an o~ld-fashioned
~three-tined dung fork, with iron enough
about it for q set of horse shoes, and d
hay fork, one hundred and twenty years
old. made by q country b acksmlth, OF
course, and a very heavy, clumsy in
strument 1t is. S%upposlng some "old
teller" could spend a day in a modern
bayfield,; wouldn't his ewes open when
he heard the click of the mower, a n
saw the grass fall down at the rate of an
acre an -Four; and when asked if that
hay would do to 20 in that day. he
would reply, "no, ne. it
amt dry enough, it ought to
make three DAYS sartin." And he
would wonder what had become of ali
OF the big rocks, and the roadside fences.
and what made the timothy grow
SO stout in that swamp: and he would
tn'nK the barn was a meeting-l house;
and shake his head when told that the
COWS made two pounds of butter a day.
and say, II don't know. | don't know"
Surely when We look at all of the i'm
proved machinery on the farm, as we'll
as everywhere else, and the improved
breeds OF stock, the fine horses and car
riages, and the improved means of trav-
Ell and %transporta ion, and when we
th:n< how many comforts and Injuries
1:e within the reach of the common
people, we know that the world moves
on; aud could We live until a hundred
Years from now, probably we should see
MS great chantes as have been made
within the prst hundred years.-Man.
chester Farmer.
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me to try to tell you Of my suffering,
/ mental and physical. / knew that death
stared me il the face and the most aw-
fut of deaths. knew that / would be
found an unacceptable mass of man
gled bones and blood. 1 felt my hand
slowly loosening and the cords slipping
away from me-. The cold began to over
come mind and body, and the lure nse
struggle for life began gradually to die
away into q languid acquiescence. l
knew l could hold up but a little longer,
a faint feeling of unrest, as though l had
been told that another maN in q far off
country was suffering. All my thoughts
were lmpersona,. ! felt the air grow
warmer, and a new and most vivid sense
Of my danger dawned on me. chung
to the ropes with all my strength, and
trembled as l thought that this
strength would not last me much
Longer. NY arms ached and, there was
a dali pain in my head that was fast
deepening Into y rapid throbbing OF the
temples, the blood seeming to rush
and whirl and roar about nv ears.
There comes a time when a hunted man
drops. when tho swimmer fails TO raise
his arm, and never ielt before what
feeling must come over such u man till
then, The last minute chat | could
cling to the ropes was reached. | felt
that not eve Tor my life could | hold
longer. With q PRAYER on my lips my
paisied fingers slipped from the cords
and l began to fall. When l became
conscious the balloon wa lying a lew
yards off in a heap, and tangled in the
cordage was Leiebre. NV first ATTEMPT
was to pull open the valve had been
successful. and when l loosened all
holds was only half a dozen feet from
the ground. Lelebre had become en-
tangled in the net work and tainted. I
never went up in a balloon again, and
my nerves are SO completely shattered
that ! never see oue without the Old
feeling of horror creening ,ver me-
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FIELD N FARM.
Things Pretty and Useful.

A very handson ne heading for lace
curtains is made by using the deep and
pointed fringe which now comes in all
colors.
Pretty and ode chair backs are made
of squares 0 flinen and of satin. This
may seem a strange combination, but
the effect is excellent. Where the
squares are joined cover the seams with
fancy stitches. The satin squares may
10 lie t without enumeration. and all
tine work be put on the Ptnen ones. EN-
broidery or painting or etching Is the
~tavorite method employed.
Il the stair.rails are diney, their APP
pearance may ne improved by, washing
them with a little sweet milk; polish
with a flannel cloth.
A pretty way to finish the ends Of
crash spreads or tides is to fringe them
to the depth of several inches, fasten
the threads where you stop fringing with
small and even stitches, over. casting the
edge, use the colored silk or cotton that
is the principal color in the other orna-
mentatlon, To make the proc So OF
frirging easy, first draw out one thread
where you wish to make the place to
stop, then slash the edge, and with a
stiff needle or large pin you can draw
the threads out rapidly and easily.
Handsome stockings which are of
tmany colors," like Joseph's coat, may
be dried without streak or stains if you
take the trouble to have pieces of board
cut ont the exact shape and size OF the
stockings; thin board will do On these
draw the damp stockings and set them
behind the stove to dry.
A table scarf of olive felt was made
handsome and tasteful b having or one
end a corner of plush. The piece OF
plush was shapedlike a triangle. Where
it joined the felt there were some fancy
stitches with bright colored silks. The
other end of the scarf mad Il straight
band Of plush put on with fancy stitches
also. and instead of being IN Il Gu or two
from tie edge of the scarf, here was a
space left of atleast tenlrches Glow the
plush. Boz ends we're finished with a
row of fringe.