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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-12
sFNTENCE pslsTPoNEn.

ST. LOUIS, March 12.-The sen tence Of
Obri Owen, the defaulting bank teller, was
again postponed, with an order to get his
testimony in pending suits, his testimony
thus far very unsatisfactory accounting
for but $40, 900 of $500, 900 missing
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-12
Dlp Nor KNOW 1T WAS LOADED

CAsEyILLE, H.. March 12-Catharine
Edwards, young lady of 18, was shot
and killed by John Jacobs on Saturday
night This is another case of criminal
foolishDess in pointing loaded gun ut a
person in so-called sport.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-12
Milwaukee Market.

MILWAUKEE, March II.
WHEAT-Irregalar and unsettled; No21 07A
cash; o6A March; 07ts April; IS May. No
8, 93 No 4. rs.
CORN-Easier; ssh.
OATS-Tame: a.
RYE--Lower: 611x
RARLEY-Steady. 50
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-12
NOW READY.
MCIntire e. Co..

Respectfully announce that their Dry Goods
stock and on sale. They cordially invite everybody
and the display they will be pleased show you goo
whether You buy not they confident they
excelled in the three cities regards quality of good
Your attention specially called large
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-12
THE 0ITY oF slHEsYER.

New YoRK, March IA dispatch
from Halifax reports the disabled inman
steamer City of Chester reached there at
noon.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-03-12

EUfsEAs
CoES-Quiet; mixed. 5340544
0ATS-No. 2 white, 42a421<
RYE-56x a57.
WHISKY-1 Is
The Dawson journal., 1883-05-24
Marketing The Truck Crop.

''The one danger of the trucking outlook
in Georgia lis gutTng the market. Can
this he done!"
Il am decidedly of opinion that it can
not, was much more uneasy about over
stocking tie market in our first year when
Tal|eY and discovered that we had Is car
loads of melons each, than have ever
been since. We have had an alarm about
this every season | vent to Savannah a
few We RS ago and tod Mr.. Hanes that
thought we would raise rs car loads of
melons that season. lie said "Mr McRee
OF course I want to see the business in
crease, and Will haul all you raise, but if
you raise IS CIR loads you'll never be able
to sell them. And yet last year we sold
from this county alone nearly ten times
that many, and got be ter prices and better
demand than ever b fore"
eyes. While bigger crop brings bigger
responsibilities, it also commands larger
attention and facilities. Why, when I
commenced shippin melons it took me
two days longer to get car load tn Allan
ia than it now takes me to get it to Chicago.
The freight to Chicago was then 1910
car. Il g now hardly half 50 much. It is
ala question of distribution, and swift
But the increases Of acreage has been so
enormous this year"
The Dawson journal., 1883-05-24

every,hin.s, Including the fertilizing, to the
truck crops, and / always Cleared money
on the acre, ranging from $50 to 5000. II
was then left in better condition for the
cotton than any other acre on the place.
have frequently made bale OF cotton to
tile acrr, on land from which | had taken
early in the season enormous crops of cab
bage or cucumbcrs"
so truck farming does not decreas, the
cotton crop?"
Goa the contrary, it increases it, My
experience is this: Where | used to get 4
bale to three acres, l now get bale 10 the
ere, and the enric.ling of the land
always Charge to the truck, which always
pays Cor it and more besides | get six
bales # cotton to tie haad, ard the same
handmanages the truck crops. have only
five p'ows now, and they give me twice as
much cotton as ever got to the plow be-
fore and do my truck farming besides. In
short, with truck, you raise more cotton
on less ground, and at less cost, for all your
fertilizers and say half your labor is chang
ed to another crop"
ut has been great thing for you then ?"
at has saved me from life Of drudgerv
and anxiety, and made me independent
and happy. What it has done for Inc it
has done for scores of my neigh5ors. What
it has done for us it will do for any others
who 60 at ii intelligcntly"
The Dawson journal., 1883-05-24

| % nave tlle IacllitleS. Last StsisOl VIC
had 80 points in the west to which we could
ship. This year we have 5i2 points. The
talk | had with Mr. Joseph NJ Brown, Of
the State road. disclosed 10 me facilities
that in my opinion viii distribute and sell
! this crop quicker and better than the CROP
Of one frurth the size was sold last year.
The work of that 0le man will overba auce
/ the In reased acreage, for he has an Old
/ head on his shoulders and the system and
persistence of his work is simply a.lazil 6
10 me. We knew nothing OF what he was
! doing, save what YOU reported, and
lie come to US just when we need
bin, with every considerable point
this side the AIis5ippi river between
B4tIai" and Vicksburg opened up to
our direct shipment. In ihas terrific
ty is 100000 people, of whom we
can reach 100000 10 m average Il
three days. Viii sWIi; an perfect
distribution of our truck ami nearly
a million immigrants poui ing Into the
country every year and tue natu al
increase swelling TINS t"ial' L lave
little fear Of glatting the markets.
In the markets our tacllitleS have
greatly increased. AT irst Tie com
MISSION merchants III tue larger cities
paid bat little attention to us Our
patronage was not%or'h their special
effort edi Now it IS quite different
The strongest and best firms east
and west SolHlt oar conSlgnme"is
ana 10 1ne pest th'y possibly can
lof u.s. MS hiaNeSa great difference
ho2 saw no" tue IFel91t me" cam
10 'aii2.I' me o'Nef cay 10 ask Tor
our i'ei3hbS W. use 20 hunt tn"
railfoad men "p, ana II was very
SPl''oll we '''i., hho theh' NOW
'"ey lo"h US up
You l"o%' 'hFn' f2f al indefinite
me- cas- III tne lew iHjuo'fY "
L 90 : $ e no reason why 1t
sa"o I! ST ? Wn'ielt IS --o' ahYWherr
near II, Il pays III ST. engaged III
I'll IS ie9lI'haVt ana pl"tSaAt--'h"
more W. IaiIe' Tue oet'et prices we
ge' ana me "e'Ief Piiet9 we yet aha
The Dawson journal., 1883-05-24
The Effect OF Track Farm ing

"What is the general effect of
trucking on Your section?'
There's no end of an answer to
that question. The most important
general effect, in my opinion is that
it hrings about the intensive system
Of farming. We all agree that the
greatest lroHble hrs been the scatter
ing plan Of cultivation The mole
land we could scratch over the better
we though we were doing, The
result was the land letciioraled. our
places went down, and there was
General discouragrmeut Truck farm
ing his changed I'll that The truck
patch moans little land we'll titled
You've got to make it rich or it won't
make YOU rich
I've noticed Wien man enriches
his truck 10 Oh, ard sees now much
better it pays than the old slipshod
system he begins to improve the rest
of his farm. And even his neighbors
who are out of the truck, belt, are
affected by it. When they see him
making a bale of cotton on an mere
from which he has aheldv taken a
crop Of cabbages, they begin TO wonder
why they can't make bale to the
acre without the cabbagcs. | think
the introduction of truck farming has
raised the standard Of general farming
in L4owndes fully so per cent
with our people, truck has reliev-
ell them of the dependence on one
money crop they have generals
raised their own bread and meat, but
having only cotton as a money crop
has been bad. This gives til nj an
other money crop, marketed when
they need money must sorely. Incl.
dentaly it has lrssened the credit
business, and put many Of them on a
cash basis, where they haven't been
for long time.
"Bevond this it will result in the
establishment Of many incidental in
dustries, such as barrel AMI box and
crate factories, canning establish
ments, pickle factories, etc. We need
such things now. They will come
in time, and will but emphasize what
[ have long believed, that truck
farming Is the salvation Of this sec
iion. In short our section was lust
about like | was. BY making it's
own meat and bread, it managed to
mol / It's own on cotton. but like me
It's getting less able 10 do it every
year. Trucking did for it what j.
did for me. It gave it cash bal
ance and put It ahead.
MIR. McRee SAID that all along the I
VI. and b. an Central roads he had /
noticed the very best of trucking
lands, and it is his opinion that the
business will spread along these roa
We Y rapidly, after this pfaso IS bus
ness is footed mp / might fiji h s
pagr with the interesting experienc,
and opinions Of this pioneer in a
great work. Bat time nor ,ac,. will
| er nit ut present. He would not
|stmate for me the probable profits
o his farm this year, as he prefers
to give ignres only of what he hoe !
done. His nrighbors say that he
will clear certainly 100000, and t1at
It will take 400 cars to carry 10
market all the produce he will send
Don't that beat politics or the = O.
H. W {; I
The Dawson journal., 1883-05-24
How to Handle 5000 Acres of Pine Lands

How to Handle 5000 Acres of Pine Lands.
"Now, Mr.. McRee," said l, you have
made Il success of farming you have tried
many systems of planting you have a
large place here, and you doubtless have
tonr plans for the future. What do you
propose to do with it 7"
My idea is to bring my place to such a
condition that when divided among my
four boys it will make each of them indie
pendcnt--aS well of as if left them a
fortune Of 300, 600 each"
How will you do it ?"
well, have u, 900 acres of land. Of
this 800 acres is in woodland, / 800 acres
cleared. OF this latter have 400 acres in
truck and about 100 acres rented out
This is the material with which ! have to
wo h.
The first thing of course is to utilize
the 5000 acres of woodland This shall
do with sheep. now have flock of
about 700, which will increase this fall
by the purchase of 1000 to 5000 sheen
or more if can buy them. Before that
time shall have the entirc 5000 acres in
closed with wire fence. 10 not believe
IN letting sheep take. care of themselves
and run on al open range. The sheen
men of Colqutt and Irwin counties, who
never see their sheep but once year, are
SATISFIED If the tiocks hold their own in
number With only partial care of my
sheep | have done very much better than
this. The past winter is the hardest ever
known here on sheep, and my flock shows
less than 90 sheep dead and $50 fine lambs
to balance that loss intend to keep my
Hooks Inclosed by this wire fence. and TO
put them under the care of a perfectly
competent shepherd that shall import |
expect to keep from 5000 to 1000 sheep
on the range of 5000 acres. There is no
better range in the country"
After the sheep, what?"
81 shall then reclaim from my renters
the 1, 100 acres they now have. | think
our farmers make great mistake in rent
ing their lands. While the rents may paw
pretty good interest on the investment
the lands are getting poorer very year.
The tenant is usually irresponsible as to
payment and to methods. If he makes
the money hell nav Won If ha dor,t ,,,ri.
1t you can't make him pay. He usually
treats the land as if he never expected to
see 1t after the present year, and it con
Sequently gets poorer every crop that IS
taken out of it. There may be exceptions.
bu. nat is the general rule shall there.
fore take my land out of the hands of
renters just as fast as get ready to bring
it up"
The Dawson journal., 1883-05-24
TUE PR FIT OF rRrcx FARMING.

"What is the profit OF truck farming ?"
That IS dangerous question to answer
and hard one. il has proved itse.f
very profitable with US, or it could not have
grown so rapidly. 1t had all the prejudice
against it when we started. Why it was
considered undigniIied to raise melons or
truck for SAFE, and the pioneer truckers
were laughed at In spite of this those
who watched it closest have gone into il
heaviest, and il has doubled and doubled
and qladruplcd aud doubled, growing by
its own work and forcing its own way. |
do not know Of one man who has started
truck farming and abandoned it. The
very reverse is true"
"To pat the profits in dollars and cents
is hard"
Eyes, | could say safely that I have
cleared more than $50 All acre on every
acre ofmeions have planted in e ght years,
and this year | have 210 acres. | have
averaged $3.50 an acre on 30 acres of truck
clear profit. From present prices think
| will clear nearly 5000 all acre on vegeta
bles this year. cleared 500 on one acre
of cucumbers year before last, and made a
bale of cotton on the same acre the same
year Last year | cleared over 8 100 an
acre on cabbage These things var. One
year you hit it on one thing and one veal
on another. But have cleared. as | tell
YOU, over $50 on melons for eight years,
good and bad, ane l am disappointed if
don't average from 800 to $500 on vegeta.
bles. My net profits for last year were
SIS, 200 and have increased steadily each
year since | began"
"This il a very handsome profit"
but it is not the money that value
most. | have enriched my farm. Besides
the money have taken out of every acre,
leave a surplus in the ground in increased
fertility. My farm was 10 per cpat richer
last year-had 10 per cent more serve il
the land-than in had before took til,
Sl5, 900 in cash ont of it. Or, to make til,
contrast. Under the old cotton system my
iirlu paid me nothing and got poorer every
year. Under truck and cotton it paid m.
well and got richer every year. Say tina
1t was worth 5000 eight years ago.
wouldn't take $4,000 for it to-day. even
if 1t were for sale If l had gone on i'm
poverishing it each year with cotton, yo,
couldn't have given it to me to-day AM
forced me to live on it. So you must al,
betterment TO cash profit"
The Dawson journal., 1883-05-24

COTTON FARMING COMPARED WITH TRUCKING
Eight years ago" said Mr.. McRee, 81
was cotton planter. | was perhaps a
better farmer than the average, and yet |
was able to barely come out even at the
end Of the year. My land was getting
poorer every year, and was getting older,
AMI both therefore less able to maintain
struggle in which we were then but barely
holding our own, as far as the cash went
was discouraged and thought of giving it
up.
About this time | began studying the
track problem. | saw that with the same
hands and plows | was obliged to keep for
my cotton could put in few acres of
getables and fruit, and did so. But |
was so afraid Of losing my hold on cotton
that began by preparing my truck patches
for cotton, 50 that Icould follow vegetables
with cotton. ! thus hedged against the
dimunition of what considered my money
crop. AS have told you, l cleared some
money on my truck, and also made better
cotton on my truck patches than / made
anywhere else on my place"
'What did you do with your money?n
81 used it in preparing more land for
truck, andi in buying inproyed iunlements
ia preparing ala acre ior truck. / CHARGED
The Dawson journal., 1883-05-24
THE CONFESSION.


Mother" Very true, and believe they have
saved your life. now confess that Dr. Dromgooles
English Female Bitters is the most wonderful female
medicine and iron tonic I ever knew, and thas
Bhley's Saline Aperent ia pleasant and sovereign
remedy for headache, constipation, acid stomach,
bliousness, etc., etc." Family Medical Adviser
free. Address ], P Dromgoole Co. Louisville, kT.
The Dawson journal., 1883-05-24

Ask your Druggist for Browns
IRON BITTERS, and take no other.
One trial will convince you that it
is just what you need.
The Dawson journal., 1883-05-24
Treasure Truck.
A NEW PHRASE WHICH BE
Longs TO GEORGIA ONLY.

George X. McRee'S Venture SIN
To an Untried Eield and What
Game of kt-lI3e FIRST Back
sea ANA the Revelation 1t
Brouglit-NFOncy i'll Mel
OnS aisd YictO yin
Vegetables.
The Dawson journal., 1883-05-24
A Druggist Cured.

Boonsboro, Nd. Oct. IL, 1880.
Gentlemen: Browns Iron Bit.
tiers cured me of a bad attack Of
Indigestion and fullness in the stom-
ach, Having tcstedit, take pleas
ure in recommending it to my GUS
toners, and am glad to say it gives
entire satisfaction to all. j"
GEO. w. HOFFMAN, Druggist.
Middletown transcript., 1883-12-21
MARYLAND Matters.

- Dr.. Stephen E. Ford, president Of
the Chester River Line, has purchased Of
Robt. j. Catlin the home farm of the late
Joseph Catlin for Sl9.50O.
-. e. Hurlock, Of Chesterville neigh
borhood, has purchased Of J. NJ. McCurdy,
Of Philadelphia, 2O21l acres Of land 10
Queen Anne's county, adjoining the Dr.
Noble farm, near Seegar's woods, for
S22, so per acre, cash.
A pair Of fine young horses belonging
to John Rash and Emory Vane, and
valued at about 5000 each, ran away at
Marydel on Monday and were killed by
passing train. The owners, who were IN
the carriage, escaped unhurt.
The NJ. E. Church Of Chesterville has
arranged for a series Of entertainments
during the winter, consisting Of three
lectures and two concerts. The Rev. r.
". Todd will probably open the course
early in January with his lecture On 'The
! Quaint and Humorous in Peninsula Meth
odisn." The Middletown, Del, choil
will give the concerts. The proceeds are
~ establish fund for future church re
pairs.
During a disturbance in the poo
room Of the Howard House at Elkton
Thursday evening Of last week, Alexan
der Evans, Jr., was shot twice by Howard
Titus, Town BaiIiff Evans was under th
infuauce Of "crab apple CIDER and wa
disorderly. Titus was endeavoring t
quiet Evans and Evans took hold ofTitu
and backed him to the pool table. VIII
Titus shot Evans is not explained
, Evans was shot in the thigh and groir
} His wounds are not dangerous. Titus gay
himself up.
Middletown transcript., 1883-12-21
state.

~ The repairs to Taylor's bridge, Thor
oughfare Neck, are nearly finished, and
the bridge is open to travel.
- Joshua l.. Boyd, of Moorton, has pur-
chased Of J. P. Eyre, farm Of $50 acres,
near Moorton, for $4,000 cash.
William Woods has sold farm near
Slaughter's Station, containing rs acres, to
NJ. X. Trumbore, Of Pennsylvania, for
$1,000.
The Smyrna NJ. F. Sunday school will
have a social meeting, and distribute gifts
among the little folks from big tree,
Christmas evening.
- Miss jamie G. Savage, a fine elocu-
ZIONIST, will give readings at the Smyrna
Town Hall on Christmas night. This en-
tertainment is one Of the Record course.
Miss Savage stands very high in her pro
fession and is particularly pleasing in hu-
morous selections.
"A big fox chase took place in the
"Neck," below Smyrna, on Thursday Of
last week. The fox was pursued for about
four hours by twenty-three horsemen and
thirty-two hounds. It is said by old fox
hunters that the fox enjoys lively chase
Of this sort fully as much as the hunters
and hounds, but up to the hour Of going
to press no fox has arisen to verify this
statement.
Woodland Beach is about to be made
a city-on paper. Broad avenues have al.
ready been laid off by a surveyor, and 9
tract Of twenty acres Of land lying neal
the hotel is to be divided into about 4Ot
building lots. These lots are to be Offered
for sale in the spring, and inducements
are to be held out that will, no doubt, at
tract many persons to build sumlne
homes there next season.
Middletown transcript., 1883-12-21
A Horse Thief.

A negro whose name we have been un-
able to learn stole horse and carriage
from Samuel Townsend, Of Townsend, on
Thursday night Of last week. Mr.. Town
send overlook the thief with the team
near Sassafras, Md, on Saturday, and
Constable Reed, OF Townsend, took the
negro in charge and started with him for
New Castle by the evening train. Unfor-
tunately for Constable Reed, he took Bear
Station for New Castle, got off there with
the prisoner, and did not learn Of his mis-
take until the train had gone. Failing to
get transportation on freight train, he
brought his prisoner to Middletown on
the evening train coming south and had
him locked up in a cell in the Town Hall.
He was taken to New Castle on Monday.
Constable Reed had better not go to New
Castle, now it is out that he took Bear
Station for that city.
Middletown transcript., 1883-12-21
Ennine Paradox.

A good many Middletowners have ex-
pressed the intention Of seeing Bartholo-
news . Equine Paradox" or exhibition
Of educated horses, which opens for
one week at the Wilmington Opera
House on December 31st. This exhibition
is highly praised by those who have seen
it. It is an interesting, amusing and
instructive entertainment. There are
nineteen Of these educated horses that
can do about everything but talk. They
have a school scene, hold court, indulge in
pugilistic encounter, play leap frog, go
through military evolutions and engage
in an exciting battle. The Matinee
on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday will
give Middletown folks an opportunity Of
seeing this novel entertainment without
having to stay away from home over
night.
Middletown transcript., 1883-12-21
Personal.

Miss May Martindale, Of Smyrna, is
snending a short season with Middletown
friends.
Mr. ], z. Hendrickson, Of the pro
duce commission firm OF ]. j.. Hendrick-
an n CO., was on Monday elected Presi-
dent Of the Philadelphia Produce Ex-
change. to serve two years. Mr.. Hen
erickson is a native Of the Peninsula and
las host Of friends in and about Middle
town.
Mr.. w. L. Walker, who has lived
il Fargo, Dekota, for several months, re-
tnrned to Middletown on Saturday to
spend the Christmas holidays among rela-
tives and old friends. He is engaged in
the drug business at Fargo and speaks
highly Of the Northwest and its business
opportunities. He expects to return
about February first.
Mr.. r. Fl. Eliason and family, who
started a few weeks ago for Colorado
Springs, have reached their destination
safely and are comfortably housed in ;
pleasant cottage they were induced t.
rent ready furnished. Mr.. Eliason ha
been more than usually i'll since his ar
rival in Colorado, but at the writing Of
letter received by friends here few day
apo he was reported to be growing stead
iiy better. The family have found tn
Colorado people with whom they hay
come in contact exceedingly sociahle an,
friendly. They are delighted with th
climate.
Middletown transcript., 1883-12-21
Delaware Historical Society.

The Historical Society Of Delaware held
its annual meeting at Wilmington on
Monday evening. The following officers
we're elected for the ensuing year: Pres
ident Hon. Leonard E. Wales; Vice
Presidents, Hon. Joseph P. Comegys, the
Rev. T. Gardiner Littell, D. D., and Hon.
Thomas f. Bayard; Recording Secretary
and Historiographer, Joseph r. Walter;
Corresponding Secretary, DR.. Lewis =.
Bush; Treasurer, Henry r. Bringhurst; /;
Libranian, DR.. R. P. Johnson; Directors,
George Fl. Bates, Esq, Caesar a. Rodney,
Francis n. Buck, DR.. John ?. Wales and
Willard Hall Porter. The librarian re-
norted the receipt Of total Of 629 contri-
buttons during the year, including l29
books, 326 pamphlets, 81 newspapers and
II3 other articles.
Middletown transcript., 1883-12-21
I.innoI. alLcenses Granted.

Eighty-seyen licenses to sell 9iquor
were granted by the Superior Court OF
New Castle county, which adjourned on
Saturday. Seventy-two of the successful
applicants belong in Wilmington and
fifteen in the towns and villages of the
county. Twenty-six applicants, all but
two belonging in Wilmington, were re-
fused license. The following is list of
those belonging outside of Wilmington
to whom licenses were granted:
New Castle David Boulden, Hugh
Duffy, Martin Leonard, James B. Toman,
= ffIFttfi5sii44 - g g. sStsEfastEs s,ttsEfaittlEss
Middletown-John D. Paullin.
Odessa-Francis w. Hyatt.
Delaware City-Thomas D. Bradway,
William Morris, Michael Mulligan.
Christiana-William B. Currinder.
st. Georges-Andrew Reuter-.
Brandywine hundFed-Oliver H. Parry.
Newark-William F. Griffith.
Rising Sun-Dennis Dougherty.
Mary A. Creeden, at Hockessin, and
Cloud Pierson, at Newark, were the only
applicants belonging outside of Will
mington whose papers were returned not
approved