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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-21
How to Breathe in Beading.

The London Saturday Reeic1c in a re-
cent issue says: M. Legouve tells the
anecdote of Talma watching the actor
Dorival from the prompter's box until
he had discovered his secret which con-
sisted in always taking fresh breath
before the lastone was quite exhausted
and in doing his best to conceal the be-
ginning of each phrase by starting when
ever he could on an q, an or an O.
"'that is to say, at the point where the
fact of the mouth being already open
makes it possible 10 take breath lightly,
without the action being perceived. -
Again, Dele Scdie. the celebrated sing
er, could run up and down the scale in
front ora lighted candle without the
flame wavering. How is this done?7
1t is because he employs exactly. the
quantity of breath needed to carry
the sound of the notes. If you or Iwere
to try it we should simply waste our
breath. In the chapter on "Pronuncia-
tom M, Legouye insists. and the
point can hardly be too much pressed,
on the value. the absolute need. in fact,
of clear articulation as opposed to mere
exertion of voice. This he illustrates
by story of Beuffe when he was play
ing 8Pere GrAndet in the sd1iIle de
FAvare' when he came to the most
touching scene of the piece, when the
old miser finds that he is robbed, the
actor began to scream out the words as
he was ACCUSE omed TO. At the end of a
few minutes the sound died away on his
lips, and he was compelled to continue
in murmur. What happenedp That
he was a Thousand times more true and
more touching than before, because he
was obliged to make up for weakness of
voice by force of articulation. 1t is true
that one cannot speak without voice,
but voice alone has so little to do with
diction that there are readers, orators
and actors to whom the very extent of
their voice is a drawback. Unless they
are skilled in articulation, the volume of
sound devours the sense
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-21
Information has been received al

Information has been received at the
Treasury Department of the death of
Stephen J. w. Tabor, formerly Fourth
Auditor, at Independence, Iowa, last
Thursday, He was graduated from the
College of Physicians and Surgeons in
1910, and he practiced medicine until 1855,
when he removed to Iowa. where he pub
Iished the CfctZaan. He served in that
State as County Judge and County Treas
urer and Recorder, and in 1868 was app
pointed by President Lincoln as Fourth
Auditor of the Treasury, a position he
held until about three years ago. ftr.
Tabor had fine library. with an unsur-
passed collection of books on tobacco, tea
and coffee.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-21

Some one recently wrote letter to the
Rev. DR.. Buckley, of New York city, ask
ing him if member of the Methodist
Church can conscientiously keep checker
boards for sale in his place of business.
Or. Buckley at once answered as follows:
1T depends largely on the kind of bust
ness he is in. If he is butcher or baker
or candlestick-m maker it would seem in
consistent to keep Achecker-boards for
sale, as there is NO connection between
them and that kind of business"
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-21
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent. /


WASHINGTON, D. c., May 10, 1888.
There are a lot Of anxious Office seek
ers waiting the result of the Presidents
wrestle with the Revenue Commissioners
ship appointment The number of pa
triOts who are willing to run this whisky
bureau, as it is called, is nearly legion,
and the scramble has been unusually
sharp. At one time it was said the APP
pointment of New York man had been
decided upon and now Pennsylvania
claims to have the lead Just at this time
there is let-up in the delegations at the
white house. They have found out fhat
the President is, to use common but ex-
pressive vulgarism, as stubborn as a mule,
and in wrath and disgust they are leaving
him to himself. Senator Harrison is ang-
ry with him, Senator Logan could eat him
up-in fact all the professional wire-work
ers are weary of him and long for the
good old Grant days, when a pour 6otre
could accomplish almost anything. Arthur
has his intrigues, but he is slow to act.
and is looking out for himself regardless
of the rest of them. A good deal of com
ment has been caused by Senator elect
Cullom coming on to urge Mr.. David Lit
tier, of Springfield, for the Internal Rev
enue bureau. 1t is not considered exactly
the thing for United States senator-elect
to begin place-hunting for his friends be-
lore he has taken his seat; but the tradi
tons which formerly invested the Office of
United States senator with a robe of
dignity are nowhere ut all. There are
however, signs of revival of some of the
ideas laid by for years. The senator's
some OF them-have got just a little too
frlsky within the last two years.
Somehow there don't appear to be as
much interest among government emnloy-
es in the civil service commission as was
expected. The new machine is ahouf
ready TO begin operations, bat nobody
appears 10 care anything about it here
One reason, perhaps, is the fact that nine.
tenths OF the clerks are slowly and surely
a2eustoming themselves to the idea that
Two years from now they will be looking
Tor something else to do. Whether er-
Toneons or not, there is no expectation
that this new arrangement will keen in
the great bulk of republican office hold
ers when the reins of government chance
hands. In every mans plans for the fn-
ture the limitation of his service to the
continuance of the republican party in pow.
er Is recognized. The speech of MIR. Conk
ing at the Saturday club dinner had a
significance to clerks in Washington which
IL dlq not possess elsewhere. 1t nut in
PLAIN words the underlined but keenIy-feit
iaea which had been growing since Gar
nelds death, that democratic success in
Loo4 was almost certain, and many man
mas pledged himself to himself that every
eoge mas to cut from this time forth ia
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-21
The Spanish Neutrality-suspicious..
St, James Gazette,


If Ireland has its sblarney stone, which
assures to any one kissing it uncommon
eloquence and persuasiveness- 81" blarney, -
in fact, for there is no other equivalent
for the mysterious gift-Spain has her
marriage-stone, the virtues of which are
equally remarkable; for any single person,
male or female, who touches it is absolute
ly sure to be married within a twelve
month. This stone forms part of the ma
sonry of the College of Sacre Monte, in
Granada About twelve months ago two
young ladies paid visit to the old Moor
ish CAPITAL and were shown over the col
lege by one of the resident clergy, who
acted as cicerone, and who treated the
fair visitors with unusual Difference and
respect. When they came TO the mar
riage stone" the padre smilingly explained
the peculiar powers with which popular
suspicion credited it. tsTouch it." said
one of the ladies To hersister who laughed
increduously, @but followed the advice
none the less-touching the stone, not
once, but twice or thrice. Now, the two
young ladies were the Spanish Infantas
Dona Isabella and Dona Paz. and the lat
ter it was who touched the stone She
did so on the Sd Of April last year, and
she was married to Prince Louis of Ba-
varia on the Cd of April of the present
wear.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-21
Fires.

SIOUX CITY, Iowa, May 19.-At an
early hour this morning a fire on Fourth
street, west side. burned half block of two
story frame business houses, the upper rooms
being used by dodgers and families There
were several narrow escapes from upper win
dows two servant girls leaping out, clad only
in their night-clothes Loss about $1,000; in
suTance $4,000
BALTIMORE, May 19-The warehouse
occupied by Leech Bros, dealers in saddles,
harness, etc, was destroyed by fire this morn
ing to the amount of $4,000 to S50,oO0 In
Sured.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-21

Here is Boston portrait of the Mar
quis of Lorne, the Governor General of
Canada: His eountenance, though not
unlike the familiar portraits, had much
more of expression and maturity of
thought than they suggested. The we'll
marked features. especially the penetrat-
ing eyes and slightly aquiline nose, gave
an expression of quick discernment and
fearlessness. His complexion is the ideal
of health in ruddy freshness, his bear
ing is erect, and his step easy and elas-
tic A shapely head, fiaxen hair and
mustache, and well-defined chin also
catch attention, so that even the humble
habitaes of Cambridge street, who had
no knowledge of his presence in Bos-
ton, looked after him as he passed along
with expressions of admiration, blended
with curiosity
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-21
unIIroad Accident.

ST. LoUIs. Mo-, May 19.-East nights
train on the Indianapolis & st Louis railroad,
when nearing Hillsboro, H., sixtY-five miles
from here, met with fatal accident The
bridge across the small stream was blown
down by the storm, and in the dark}iess and
pelting rain, the train rushed right into the
gap, preeipitating the engine and baggage-car
into the stream. Pat WEIGH, the engineer, was
instantly killed, and Dan Harrington the fire
man, very seriously injured. No passengers
were hurt The wires are down and no
further particulars are obtainable
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-21
A BETTER show for wheat.

TOLEDO, O., May 19.-Messrs- Rev
holds, Bros, of this city. exhibit sample wheat
stalks taken from fields of growing grain IN
the principal parts of the wheat-growins re-
gion OF Illinois. 1t shows that marked i'm
provemsnt has taken place in the condition of
The crop during the favorable weather of the
last Few days Their reports, which embrace
4 vide territory sayAt THAT many fields that were
fesacded as worthless or greatly damaged now
present promising appearance.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-21

Colonel Ingersoll now has the moor IN
the star route trial, speaking for the de-
Tense. Usually he is not very long
winded, and will probably not attempt 10
ontdo Messrs. Ker, Bliss and Jere Wilson
in The windmill business.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-21

Henry Grosjean, Commissioner of Ag-
riculture of France, who has been in this
country for several months making prac-
teal observations of the resources and
products of various regions for the pur-
pose of encouraging French emigration,
sailed for Havre Thursday, on the steam
ship Canada.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-21

The wife of Charles Dickens is reported
to have once said Il suppose the world
needs few geniuses to live in it, but IT'S
a dreadful fate to have to live with one OF
them Mrs. Carlyle said the same thing
in substance a great many times in the
course of her correspondence.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-21

The controversy about the B. F. Allen
homestead, at Des Moines. has been COM
promised, the b ankrupt fnancier reserv-
ing only the east seven acres of the home
stead of forty acres just outside of that
city, together with the dwelling, The
ground is worth $4,000, and the mansion
cost $500, 900.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-21

A Washington literary journal contains
an excellent portrait and biographical
sketch of Hon. Horatio G. Burchard, the
director of the United States mint. Mr..
Burchard is one of the distinguished pub
lie men of whom and of whose services
the state of Illinois has reason to feel
proud. He is now in his fiji ty seventh
wear. and his home is in Freeport.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-21
MarIne News.

POM HURON, Mich, May 19.-Pas-
sages past twelve hours:
Up-Steam barge Isaac May and barges;
tug Mockingbird and schooners Tremble and
Morris tug Castle and schooner Lafirme.
Down-Steam barge ST. Paul; propeller Iu-
dia; steam barge Benton and barges.
NEW YORK, May 19.-Arrived, the
European steamers Fulda, Neel4or and Ro,ter-
dam.
New YORK, May 19-Arrived. the
City of Richmond, from Liverpool
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-21

John w. Mackey. of Nevada bonanza
fame, has started for Moscow to attend
the coronation of the Car, as member
of the American Mission. Mrs. .Maekey,
who accompanies her husband, has flfteen
court dresses
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-21

The seaside campaign has already be-
gun. and parties who are compeiied Ior
reasons to stay in town all summer, are
getting their front blinds ready to close.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-21
Gen. Grant and vic.

GALENA, Ill, May 19-Gen. Grant
telegraphs to friends in this city that himself
and wife will visit Galena the latter part of
next week, to remain awhile at their old home
Our people will accord them a heaty recep-
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-21
Base Rail-.

CHICAGO, May 49, To-day's base
bali games resulted as follows: Chicago q.
Boston 1; Detroit Z, Providence s: Buffalo I
New York 4; Cleveland s. Philadelphis 10.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-21
neayy Eea5sure

New YORK, May 19.-Jesse Oakley &
Co, the wen-known soap manufacturers. have
assigned, with preferences amounting to
E2I40OO -
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-21

The Cincinnati courts decide chat food
that has been frozen is unhealthy, and
punish persons for selling it.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-21

CHICAGO, May ia portion of the
annex in course of construction for the railway
exposition was blown down by gale yesterday
afternoon, and tie following workmen injured:
John Curbet. an engineer, lately from Detroit,
but now living at the corner of Seventeenth
and Buttertield streets, had his left leg broken
He was taken to the county hospital Anthony
Donneiiy, laborer, received very severe
scalp wound, and was taken TO the county hos
pitaA lie lives on Canalport avenue Harry
starrett was badly injured In the back and
street Nat Flint. fourteen wears old. of "a
INDIANA street, had head and left leg crushed.
u James fireman, of Us North Carpenter
street, was badly stunned, and did not recover
soilsslousness Tor more than an hour after the
accident The loss in buildings is about
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-21

is confined 10 the very northern outskirts IF
the city, among the laberers and mechanics.
who owned their little property, which was
completely swept array.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-05-21
MAcoUPTN COUNTY.

ST.. Louis, May ia special to the
Post-Dispatch faom Stanton, ILL.,: At 10
O'Clock last night tornado passed about three
miles east of here and totally demolished Liv
ingston's fine farm residence, and dangerously
injured MIR. Livingston Other buildings in
the vicinity We're destroyed, and orchards in
iuTed construction crew, composed OF
about twenty 1--WE of the Springfield 4 Sonth-
eastern railway people, were camping near
Mrs. Olives house, some sleeping in. a large
barn. aud all were seriously injured Mr..
CartwelI contractor, and Alya Berry were in
stantly killed. little girl, aged eight. cannot
recover kilograms for aid have been sent
ont
San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-10-18
VOL. XII.
Free Press.
Published Every Thursday by
ISAAC H. IN LIAM,
To whom all Letters should bo Addressed.
0fflCE--East Side Of Plaza.

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-suition-
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Written for tho Pass Pnnss.
"Reminiscences Of Texas Veteran..-Tho
Santa Fe Expedition, etc.
NJ o. EnHARD.
lcopyrishted.l
XIII.
KRspAII's NAnnAr1vn CONTINUED

KENDALL's NARRATIVE CONTINUED.
A man lives almost to an age in
single moment of imminent danger
his thoughts crowd upon each other
with such lightning rapidity, that his
past life, the promises and hopes, are
reviewed OF q glance. I thought Of
home, relatives, friends, in the fleet
ng moment which passed after Sol
ezar. had manifested his intentions;
but the thought that came uppermost
with all Of us was deep regret that
we had given up our arms to atich
cowardly assassins, mingled with the
Ditlor ccaeaioasnsr- that we were to
be shot down like dogs, without e
eyer Enow the spfacNsdf Z the mshhor 81
onr death. But our thoughts were
suddenly checked by q motion Of
Salezar, as if to give the command
for our execution. ! cast hurried
glances at Fitzgerald and my COM
panions for o signal to make dash;
but at this moment an alteration oc-
Cured between Diamasio and q Mexi-
can named Vigil. Not o word could
I understand, but from my compan-
ions I learned that the latter was in
terfering for our lives. He contend
ed that we had entered the settle
ments openly and peacefully, and that
we had asked to seeand hold converse
with Governor Armigo. With him
rested the power Of life and death,
and before him we must be taken.
Vigil prevailed over the bloQdthirsty
captain, and thus were our lives spar
ed, but during the few moments
which had passed since we were first
drawn up, We had lived o common
life OF excitement.
Foiled in his murderous intentions
by the prompt aid Of Don Gregorio
Vigil, whom we afterwards saw and
thanked for his timely interference,
Salezar now ordered Don Jesus to
march us Immediately to San Miguel,
where it was thought Amigo had ar
rived with .asse body o. Ltoops.
With regret we saw our friend Vigil
leave US He vas the owner Of an
estate nearSan Miguel, a man Of good
heart and correct principles, and had
no little influence with the Mexicana
IN that quarter
Under an escort Of some ueh a
dozen men, and followed by rabble
of men, women and children, we now
set of on foot for San Miguel, lasying
our well tired animals IN the hands of
the miscreant@ who hod captured US.
ArriTss at tho little village q Cuessa-
NO %ere marched into the house Of
The Alcaide IAN offjcer similar 70 our
Mayor, having also the functions Of q
Justice of the peace where, after
placing two sentinels over us, Don
Jesus left us TO make some arrange
ments for the march. While in this
house we were visited by every wo-
man and child in the place, the for
mer giving us bread, cheese and stew
ed pumpkins, and appearing deeply
to compassion us in our unfortunate
condition TheyundOubtedly thought
we should be executed Immediately
on meeting with the governor, who,
they took every means 10 inform us
was brutal and unfeeling tyrAnt, de
lighting in every means of cruelty
which might impress his subjects Titf
fcar. and ever ANXIOUS 20 show Of hiI
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Sr. Lours, Oct. II, 18t

OF. LOUI6, Ocb. ~, loo0.
En-. FREE Press: The funeral Of
police sergeant 2. NJ jerks took place
this 4ftefnoon, attended By .thoun1nd5
our citizens This gentleman wan
Afeteran Of the force and one Of tIk
11fFvcpvpa rrncss pfuuent UIfiUoss ~
the selvioeof the city He waA brss
tally murdered last Monday evening
by dirty, drunken negress whom he
attempted to arrest for disturbing the
peace. The tragedy took place IN
broad daylight on the corner Of 9th
and Biddle streets. The drunken
wench turned suddenly upon the Of.
fcer and shot him through the head,
killing him almost Instantly. The
outrageous prevalence Of crime in
this city has been the burthen Of
many letters to the press and the
frequent repetition Of the story Of
murder in St Louis must be astonish-
ing to your readers. Seven patrol
men and two sorgenats Of our police
force have been brutally murdered in
the past few years by villains who
were resisting the officers OF the law
lin the discharge Of duty The worst
part Of it all is that none Of the mur-
derers have suffered for II. A bad
showing for st. Louis, indeed Z
Tho city is also greatly excited slid'
exasperated over tho scandalous de.
velopments just come to light con-
cerning the board Of police commits
sioners. The grand jury have Just
reported that q well organised ring.
OF gamblers have absolutely CONTROL I
ed the board for some time past To-.
day the whole city was startled by
the aggressive andSi,rlz action of the
isA4io.1it - I'D police board in no
moving chief Campbell and placing
one Of their plant tools IN his place
Col. Campbcll's only crime was
fusing The bribes offered bin BY I
gamblers. The nudacions and infa
nous action 70 the commissioners
prove beyond ! doubt their complici-
ty ia tho ring, aud II also demon
stratAs 20 the most incrsdulons, the
~ l,fe condition Of nffairs existing
in alr NUNS; government twas
actually proved y, ,riss-erorn state
ments Of Witnesses bo;or< tie grand
Jury, that the principal gAlnbI<rs o..
the city had procured and infiaenced
the appointments of most Of The
commissioner, and held dsin their pos
session the hlert rosionntions of the
conmissiooers, thereby dietnung tn-,f
conduct Willie IN ofaca and terzn;net.
ing their term Of Office at thoir piess-
ure. Your readers may Judge IN
what light all this places GoTernor
Crittenden. His best friends here
are beginning 30 lose confdence IN
him, and his enemies say they have
convicted him. Some prudence and
perhaps a little charity males ne for
bear 10 say more-yst I must con
clude that for political rottenness and
Official oor1uption, 81 Louis rtakcs
the cake Col Campbell has con-
cinded 70 bold the fort and not
obey the mandate Of The bo<rd-tbs
people are with him Couns<l h<s
been employed 70 bung the vho's
matter before the courts- Your cor
respondent has just been retained -
associafe counssi for Campbell
Ckz1 S1rzL
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