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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-02-02

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Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-01-26
4 Serious Charge.

Yesterday Constable George Fl. Thomas
returned from the pineries sixty miles
above Aitkin with a young lumber
man named John Weimbeck in Gus
tody. Weimbeck is charged by Belle
Rosser with being the father
of her prospective offspring. He was
arraigned before Judge Cooley in the af-
ternoon and the evidence taken.
The girl was undoubtedly in
delicate condition, which fact
was corroborated by the testimony of a
practicing physician, who had made an
examination. The girl testified that the
defendant had been cr1minally intimate
with her, while the young man, on the
witness stand, stouly protested his in
nocence. II. E. Day, Esq, appeared as
counsel for the defense, and, at the conclu-
sion of the testimony, asked stay until
this morning, SO that he might present au-
thorities in his argument of the case. This
being consented to by County Attorney
Wooley, the case was so continued, and
the defendant placed under $500 bonds
for aDpearance
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-01-26
The Study of the Cl.i!a.

At the end of the fifteenth weel. tlA
child would initiate the movement OF
protruding the lips, at 8 months
would cry on hearing other child en- DO
so, and at u months used to perform
in its sleep initiative movements, which
had made strong impression while
awake-e. e., blowing; this shows that
dreaming occurs as ea~ly as the first
year. After the first year initiative
movements are more readily learned
than before Shaking the head as
sign of negation was found by Preyer,
as by other observers, to be instructive,
and he adopts Darwin's explanation of
the fact, VIZ that the satisfied suck
ling in refusing the breast must needs
move it's head from side to side. At II
months the child exhibited definite
act Of intelligent adjustment, for desir
ing to reach toy down from a press it
drew travelingbag from another part
of the room to stand upon. We men
ton this incident because it exhibits
the same level of mental development
as that of Cuvier's orang, which, on
desiring to reach an object off high
shelf, drew chair below the shelf to
stand upon. Anger was expressed at
10 months, shame and pride at 10
months. Between the tenth and elev
enth months the first perception of
causality was observed. Tnus on the
319th day the child was beating on a
plate with spoon, and accidentally
found that the sound was damped by
placing the other hand upon the plato;
it then changed its hands and repeated
the experiment. Similarly at / | months
it struck spoon upon newspaper,
and changed hands to see if this wou d
modify the sound. In some children,
however, the percept or OF causality so
this extent occurs earlier. The present
writer has s. en- q boy VIXEN exactly S
months old deriving much pleasure
from striking the keys Of piano, and
clearly showing that he understood the
action OF striking the keys to be the an
tecedent required for the production Of
the sound.-Nat,tre.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-01-26
SAYINGS OF TIE WGsE.

THEY always talk who never think
Pore,
WHATEvER's lost, 1t first was won
e. B. Browning.
HEALTH and cheerfulness mutually
beget each other.-Addison.
Be Ignorance thy choice where knowl-
edge leads to woe.-BeGttie.
CENsUBE is the tax man pays to the
public for being eninent.-SlcJt.
He who tenders doubtful safety to
those in trouble refuses it. Seneca.
TRUE friendship between man and
man is infinite and immortal.-Plato.
TRUST that man in nothing who has
not conscience in everything. Sterne
OCCASIONS do not make man frail,
but they show what he is.-Ihonlas
AhealpiS.
WE love in others what We lack our
selves, and would. be everything but
what We are. -&t0dda,d.
70 TELL men that they cannot help
themselves is TO fling tbem into reck-
Iessness and despair.-Fr02tde.
EDUCATION is the only interest worthy
The deep, controlling anxiety of the
thoughtful man. W'e73deU Phillips.
He that wrestles with us strengthens
on Rerves and sharpens our skill. Our
antagonist is our helper.-Batr5e.
TRAVEL makes all men countrymen,
makes people noblemen and kings, every
man tasting Of liberty and dominion
A]coH.
CONFIDENCE is that feeling by which
the mind embarks in great and honora-
BILE courses with a sure hope and trust
in itsef-CjcerO.
Truth comes to us from the past, as
gold is washed down from the noun
tains of Sierra Nevada, in minute but
precious particles, and intermixed with
infinite alloy, the debris of centuries
Booze.
AS FOR jest, there be certain things
which ought to be privileged from it;
namely, religion, matters of state, great
persons, any mans present business of
Importance, any case that deserveth
pity.-Baco7o
AS SHIPS meet at sea, a moment to-
gether, when words of greeting must be
spoken, and then away into the deep,
so men meet in this world; and think
we should cross no mans path without
hailing him, and, if he needs, giving
him supplies-H ". Beecher.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-01-26
A Mans Whisky in Danger.

In an article published in one Of the
German scientific journals on the effect
of the color of the glass bottle on the
liquids contained in them, some inter
esting facts are stated. It appears
from this that liquors contained in col
orless bottles, when exposed for some
time to the light, acquire q disagreeable
taste, notwithstanding tae fact that
they may have been Of superior quality
before being so treated; liquors contain
ed in brown or green bottles, however, re-
main unchanged in quality, even if ex-
posed to direct sunlight. Since, then,
the results in question are due to the
chemical action Ct light, Il follows that
red, orange, yellow, green or Opaque
bottles are essential to the preservation
of liquors, while colorless, blue and
violet ones are to be discarded.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-01-26
sEs lssEI EEi,zs.5sa5f:s5F7 ="
How a Man Walks.

One of the most remarkable things
about mans walk is the diagonal
movement which characterizes it. The
reader may imagine the hands and feet
to form the four corners of a parallelo-
gram, and the diagonal limbs are of
course the right arm and left leg, and
the left arm ard right BY "d:ago-
nal movement" we therefore intend to
convey the fact that the,diago9al limbs,
during locomotion, always swing in the
same direction. A soldier on parade
keens his arms motionless by his side,
and on 10 account must they be allowed
to vihrate. THIS is not what he would
naturally do if left to himself. Watch
any one person out Of the hundreds
walking along the streets and it Will be
seen that he invariably swings his arms
as be goes along, perhaps to an extreme
degree If he be a rustic, and less so If
town bred. The arms swing by the
bo]Y like q couple of pendula, and with
a s;.eed which entirely depends upon
ihe rate a5 which he may be walking
The athlete, anxious to complete the
given number of laps" in a mile or
couple OF IL ies and outstrip his COM
retit0rs, swings his arms to and fro with
q qUickne5s which corresponds with the
motion OF his swift feet; the business
man also swings his arms with motion
which, if not so quick, exact lytimes
With the motion of his legs; and even
the idle man about town, lounging
along some fashionable quarter, uncon-
sciously gives slow motion to his arms
which corresponds to his tardy legs.
Now, if the motion be even carelessly
observed, it will be found that the right
arm swings forward at the same time as
the left leg, and when the right leg is
advancing it is the left arm which &C
companies it. This is the natural gait,
and, to convince ones self that it is so,
it is only requisite to get friend to
walk across the room in the opposite
fashion, i. e., to swing the right arm
forward when stepping out with the
right leg, and then, in the same manner,
when bringing forward the left leg, to
accompany it with the left arm. Such
o git is both unnatural and uncomfort-
able to the person who tries it, and also
ludicrous to the observer who watches
q first attempt of the kind. The dag
onal movement of the limbs is therefore
the natural method adopted by man
when walking, and it is the first and
most apparent fact that one ascertains
in studying human locomotion.-Sci-
e11ce for An
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-01-26
The Real Profit Entirely Overlooked.

A Baltimore man who bought him a
farm two OF three years ago was recent
ly approached by a friend, who had
some money to invest, and who asked
"Can I buy pretty fair farm for
$15,0OO?"
eyes, about that figure"
"And I'll want to lay out about $10,-
600 improvements, presumed"
eyes, fully that"
"And I can invest another $4,000 in
blooded stock?"
II think you can
"And $4,000 in grading, filling up,
creating fish ponds, and SO forth?'
well, you may get through with
that sum- oa
"That's $4,000. and now let's figure
the income"
ooh, you don't need pencil or paper
said the victim, as a shade Of sorrow
darkened his face. "The income will
be about So for trrnips, 50 for potatoes.
S. or Sc for corn, and bull calf or two
at So head. To save time call it $25.
I'll see you again in day or two
Maybe I've forgotten something that
will add dollar more. Morning to
you Wall Street Daily NelCs.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-01-26
CRUSHED TO DEATH.

John RMSheT q c., III. e st. Z. Brakeman
Ca,t1I.t Beneath the Cars and Crushed so
that Death ERSucd d F.qU Moments
Later.
Early yesterday morning another of
those shocking railroad accidents occurred
in the yards of the Chicago, Milwaukee
& st. Paul railroad in this city.
John Rusher, the head brakeman, with
Others were engaged in switching trains in
the lower yards. To cut off a portion Of
the train he stepped between two cars
while in motion. He slipped and fell
beneath the wheels. Mart Buckley,
a brakeman, noticed Rusher's lantern
90 down and quickly called the attention
of the engineer. The whistles were at
once blown for brakes and the train stop
ped.
Upon searching for Rusher, the unfor-
tunate man was found nearly Hfeless, his
body shcclsingly mangled beneath the
wheels. He died few moments later.
The coroner ordered tha removal Of the
remains to Warmers undertaking rooms.
AS it was clearly an ac-
cident fol which none of
the railway employees was responsible
no inquest viii be held.
The deceased was twenty-five years Of
age, unmarried and boarded at the
Wall house, on Second street. He had
lived i'll Minneapolis about three or four
months, bright and Intelligent young
man of sober and industrious habits. His
parents live in Marshall, ILL.,, about sixty
miles east of st. Louis, to whom tele-
gram conveying the sad news has been
sent
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-01-26
lI,tnicipal Court.
before Judge Cooley.l

BEFORE Judge cooley
Charles Olson and Fred Jones, paid
fines of 81 each.
George Hanna, vagrancy; committed
thirty days.
Peter Anderson, noise and improper di-
version; sentence suspended.
f. D. Tapping, larceny Of butter from
j. B. Ryherg; discharged.
William Armstrong, abusive language to
Gertie Hanson.
r. L. Pratt, larceny; dismissed.
Nels. Jepson, bastardy; held to a trial
in the district court in $500 bonds. which
we're filed.
George H. Austin, assault and battery
upon Eliza I. WALTON; committed sixty
days in default of fine of $50 and
costs.
Joha Mcdonald, larceny; dismissed.
Henry Mehestrole, saloon open on Sun
day; changed plea to guilty and paid a
fine of $50 and costs.
Maggie West, keeper of a house of i'll
fame; paid fine of $50 and costs.
Mary Brown, Minnie Cole, Minnie Ed
wards, occupying apartments in house of
i'll fame; paid "a fine of $40 and costs
each.
Julien Weirnbeck, bastardy, arrested at
instance of Belle Rosser; testimony en-
tered and case continued until this morn
ing for argument in $500. Remanded in
default of bonds.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-01-26
TeAn Ont tie Cod A-r.

It IS much better to have the ventiia~
ton under -rol than to have con
slant inpour.l of sir, no matter hov
cold it may be The windows, especi-
ally in houses lit as cIcapiy as posi-
be, let in all lund (aad paytio1's-i7
where the two 1shes meet al Us oc:;ih
ing amount Of air, SO much Gll:t5 j.. s.
we're weather It is almost inposisi ~ %
make the room comfortably war1a. -,
checking this inflow OF cold air "a
without, the same amount OF fuel IL. :
before failed to make the room y ,rrl
enough will be so much more 4ii',a.,i ~,
tho. considerably less coal OF Nord wi
be burned. weather strips" o: va:i~ :
kinds have been invented to he ":et
around windows and dooys fo., the p:s-
pose to which we have referred. ,h.4
essential part of these is Il NARROW ~
OF rather stiff India-rubber ftbr.c, -
tachetl to q strip OF wood or MS
which may be fastened to the WINS:
in such q manner that the rubb--t 81
covsr the cracks between tge So
'sF..} the frames, and elsewhere. !i.+
e-lipS are very useful, but are no. q
ha] in Al places; beside, while "a
very costly, they involve all ont
which many would gladly avoid. j.
fore TIE rubber strips were introda"a !,
wooden ones we're in common use. Tra
material known SIS list" or "listifg"
the marginal strips being woven 90
broadc'oth and other goods, il &c :
venient, and costs little or noti!i -.
This material is not obtainahIe every
where, nor is it the best substitute f,r
the window strips. By pasting ST.. rs
of paper around the sashes the cllrra.;t
of air can be kept out quite as co",-
pletely as by any other method. Brown
paper will answer as well as any, and,
if the job be neatly done, it viii not lie
unsightly. When no longer needed,
the paper may be pulled off after it h IS
been wetted with warm water. One
sash in each room should be left For
necessary ventilation, and some nova
bic strip, such as lath, covered w.Il,
cloth, provided to close its cracks i
necessary. A strip Of board OF plank,
covered with some fabric, to be usel 20
close the crack at the bottom OF each
door, will be found very useful. liner
ic011 40Tic2LIf1LTiSt
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-01-26
A Monstrous Curse Of Arctic Life.

The one bitter drop in our cup of Joy
was the monstrous, but inseparable,
curse of Arctic summer life, the mos
quito. He aboupded, fourished, luxu-
rated, surpassed himself, outmos-
quitoed himself on the Kuloi river.
We were at his mercy; our wells, gaunt-
lets, handkerchiefs, fappers, all were a
vanity and vexation. To kill was wan
ton. for to destroy sufficient was
impossible. We had foreseen all
this, and even had thought Of
taking, among other things, a
woodpecker from home J. with us
to protect our faces while we slept; but
one woodpecker would have been SOL
emn mockery; we should have wanted
fresh woodpecker every five minutes.
I suppose these were the historical flies
sent to punish the disobedient, obsti-
nate Egyptians. They came forth in
order, and after three grievous plaques
the corruption of the waters, the
multitude of frogs and the swarms of
ice-had entirely failed. We are be-
coming connoisseurs in mosquitoes; we
watch theDa traverse our wells like
figures on slides in a magic lantern.
There is the yellowstriped vampire
mosquito, with triple fang to his pro-
boscis; there is the brown humpbacked
or camel mosquito, with legs of gossa-
mer, who appears to our vindictive eyes
to be from two to three inches in length;
finally, there is the scorpion mosquito,
very searching and business-like. We
dislike him greatly, for he wastes no
time We know now that leather is a
hollow delusion. and armor-plated
gauntIets are alone of avail. Some
times mosquito comes and kills him
self by squeezing between our finger
and thumb, sometimes by flying against
my fapper.
Thee are moments, but SO rare
and delicious that / almost tremble to
describe them, when we find a mosquito
who has anchored himself by the pro-
boscis in our gIoves-and we watch the
expression Of Dafled hatred in his corln-
tenance with which he watches the APP
proach Of the ayenging finger. 0, the
peaceful bHssfuI endowment Of thai mo-
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-01-26
CURIOUS ASD sfgEETiFii.

GUANo ewes mrch ot is va r
properties to the fact aa5 eae u
which deposit il I've 5reiT MS:
MAN, the goat, and tho VIII ~l
vora are the only animals c22'a5.a q
resisting the tsetse fly Of Afr;cG~
HONEY, after it IS clarified! Iyo.r =
Myhus has discovered, can lac ;5
from fermenting or losing It's fiAro- 81
adding to it about l per cent. OF for.a2i
acid.
As TO the nature and propaGa...::o., ot
electricity. NJ. Ledies holds Tia. '3ag
are substantially subject TO t'.o :...-,
mechanical laws which govern heat al
light.
NJ. ZENGER maintains that the hrrri-
canes of the West Indies ard the
typhoons of the Chinese Sea lave n
period of twelve days. equal to thai ii
the rot2tion the sur.
N-:5A $,s sent, by means Of tire
ni 80 ected in d photographic
III l1s ..v.u one Of tie pyramids near
c.. 1a l.hetlive at Alexandria, q
bu'' !: nd twenty miles, during the
ca. 49,. = Egypt.
,.f..s.;&s: . SO the expedient Of pour
ing oil upon the broken waves OF the
ocean to produce comparative calm is
spoken Of by some OF the scientific Jour
nails as new thing. The fact is That
this action of oil in sitting breakers is
as old at least as Aristotle.
SOLICITED TEA.-One hundred parts
of ground sugar and ten parts starch
sugar are boiled with the uqantity of
water required for solution, until the
mass becomes tenacious, but yet remains
transparent. After cooling, so parts Of
dry sugar are added The plastic mass
is pressed into moulds, and when solidi-
fed forms the preserved tea.
PREpARATIoNs of plantain leaves for
styptic purposes have now been brought
into prominent notice, although their
value was known centuries ago, but
neglected for many generations. Dried
and powdered leaves of the plant, con
served with glyeerine, make the remedy
for external use. When the juice is pre-
served by alcohol or glycerine it is taken
internally, and it has been of very great
service in hemorrhages. Prof. Quin-
man says that a knowledge of the prop
critics of the leaves of the pI0ntag0 iG3l-
ceolatG would be useful in cases Of
emergency, because the plant could be
obtained readily, and by persons having
little OF no knowledge OF botany.
WITHIN less than twenty years fully
$40,000,000 have been spent in effecting
improvements on the water-works,
school buildings public edifces, drains,
and streets Of Vienna, with vast adyaut-
ages 10 the health and comfort Of The
residents Throughout al civilized
countries the spread Of the knowledge
Of the means Of preventing disease is
rapidly working great and salutary
changes. People viii not now endure
to live as they once did, and they no
longer believe that God is responsible
for disease fostered by human neglect.
Even the most prayerful are beginning
to concede that it is a sort Of mocllery
to ask that they be preserved from
calamity and live in comfort while the
means at their disposal for insuring
both are neglected.
Don't Die in the House.
"Rough on Rats.'' Clears out rats, mice
coaches, bed-bugs, f;e,, ants, mOles, chipmunk,
gOphers. 15c.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-01-26
ALL AROUND THE GLOBE

The marquis of Lorne has arrived at
Washington.
The nursery and child's hospital charity
ball last night at New York aetted $4,000.
Canadian Pacific railway stock was
listed on the Montreal stock exchange yes
terday and sold up to 621a.
The New Jersey Prohibitionists will
hold state convention on the 22d of May,
to nominate candidate for governor.
The American rioa mill, at New Orleans,
one of the largest in the United States,was
purchased by Dan Talmage's Sons g. Co.
yesterday.
H. N. S. Dido sailed from Charleston
for Bermuda yesterday morning, bearing
the Princess Louise, her maid of honor and
Josceline Bagot.
Rev. George L. Little, synodical mission
airy for the Presbyterian church in Ne
braska, died suddenly at Omaha yesterday
morning, aged fifty five years.
The revelation in Ecuador continues.
Guayaquil is still quiet, but the govern
ment refuses to be responsible for the
safety of foreigners and their property.
The New York fire commissioners ask
Vic W. AOu1o Po1UA1O41V W PO1L0lb OAI1b-
topher Hoell, organizer CT the life saving
corps there, to come and instruct the men
here.
The commercial exchange, of Chicago,
composed of wholesale grocery men of the
city and the leading sugar refners of the
country, formally opened its rooms yes
terday.
The Industrial League of America favors
the passage by the house of representa-
tives, of the tariff bill "with as little
amendment as is consistent with Justice
to the several interests
The Troy, New York, Grand Army of the
Republic, have passed resolution depre-
eating the attempt in the United States
senate to detract from the fame of Gen.
Thomas, and ordered the resolution trans
mitted TO the senate.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-01-26

u
mentl Sometimes we watch him in his
anxious, hurried efforts to pierce the
glove-he knows that time is all lie
needs standing upon his forelegs, with
his hindlegs fourishing in the air, while
he bores away diligently through the
thick leather in his wicked thirst for
blood. Sometimes in our frenzy we
insnare a mosquito and get up and
trample on his head. We ask ourselves
in hours past endurance why the law OF
nature should be reversed, and man,
the lord of creation, become the prey
of savage creatures. We have formed
grave, If impious resolution; we viii
take a mosquito by stratagem, pinion
him, and with the help of burning
glass offer him in sacrifice to the mid
night sun.-La11d Of the North Wind.
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A Chinese Solomon.

A Chinese mandarin pronounced 6
decision as novel if not as wise as Sol
omon's famous Judgment. A Chinese
who had been drinking in tea-house
pulled out dollar to pay the bill. The
money was Immediately claimed i.y a
Findoo who was present, and who ac-
cused the Chinese of having stolen it
from him. When the matter was re-
ferred to the magistrate second claim
ant appeared in the person of q Japa-
nese. After profound deliberation, the
mandarin came to the conclusion that
there was not the slightest evidence to
prove that the dollar belonged to either
the Japanese or the Hindoo; he de-
cided, therefore, that it should be di-
vided equally between them and the
Chinamar discharged from custody.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-01-26
Hn1lnhle Horse Killed.

Yesterday the fast horses of Minneapo-
lis were out as usual on the avenue, and
some pretty fine speed was exhibited. When
the sport was at its height a collision oc-
Cured between Gus Poison and Horace
Henry, which resulted in the killing of the
animal of the latter gentleman. Both
men tried to drive at full speed on one
track, each going in different direction.
One of the shafts of Polson's cutter entered
the chest of Henry's horse fully fifteen
inches. The animal was taken home bleed
ing profusely from the wound, IIouth and
nostrils, and died shortly after. The ami
NAL was we'll bred four year old mare,
worth $500, and quite fast.