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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-07
David Davis Poot-Raen.

A correspondent sends us the follow
ing story: THE genial old Senator who is
now enjoying his honeymoon takes the
jokes of his friends in such good humor
that he will excuse me for telling a
story that | heard narrated of him in
Washington. 1t goes, that while he
was dining one day at Wormley's with
some friends, among whom was Mr..
Evarts, the conversation drifted to ath-
letic sports and foot-races. Mr.. Eyarts
with view to one of his sarcastic tests,
turned to the great trunk alongside of
him, from which he himself may be sup
posed to have been whitfield off as q
silver and suggested that such sports
were something entirely out of his line
'Well, Evarts, replied Judge Davis per-
haps YOU think | can't run? Now, look
here, I'll bet you a case of wine / can
beat You in a hundred yards if YOU will
let me choose my ground and will give
me five yards start. I'm heavy, You
know, and | want solid footing Mr..
Evarts was satisfied that he had dead
sure thing, and as the evening had adj
vanced, the aienifed company resolved
to unbend itself Still further for the
sport. Come on, then, shouted the
follow met So away they
went, down to a narrow alley that runs
between Twelfth and Thirteenth streets.
Marching into it for the distance of five
yards, while his arms touched the brick
work on each side, he quietly. observed:
Now, Evarts, get in behind me, and
take your time. / am going to take
miner ~ 7. Post
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-07
The Lobby.

The two were seated in a spot of sum-
shine on West street. reading paper
the other day, or, rather, one was read
ING to the other, when he came across
the word 'slebby, and the listener call
ed out:
stHold on right there, Jimmy! Now,
thin. what does that mean?'
1T has something to do wild Congress,
Mike"
ssPhat is itP''
well, I'm not entoirely clear about
it, but reckon if you had a vote and
had q scheme for a RAILROAD we'd some
how trade off, =
ssH0wP''
We'll. that's another mystery, but
you'd somehow get some of my stock
and I'd somehow get your vote, and
when we'd taken a drink and shaken
hands over it. we'd let the lobby go t<
Halifax. "IFau Street Daily Nes0s.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-07

pooi, or arInK the most Deer. MANY Doy
with holes in his boots and his coat torn,
but whose face and hands were clean,
his eyes bright, and his system full OF
energy, has carried off the persimmons
when others and better dressed boys
have stood around with their hands III
their pockets eursing their luck But
the boys can make up their minds that
while a business man sees them 1oafino
around depots, poliee-courts, the post
Office, or street corner, he would moi
hire any one of their number to carry
swill to his pigs. That's about the way
business men feel about it, and it is time
the boys knew it. The cleanest, bright
est boy rs the one who catches on every
hme.-Peck's Sun
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-07
Political Selfshness,

What is the explanation of this anom-
alous state of things? The answer Is,
that the most popular forms of govern
ment engender the worst forms OF poll
tics, and favor and foster states of mind
that exclude all considerations of a sci
entific nature. This may be an unpal-
atable conclusion, but unpalatable con-
illusions are often true. We have to
face the disaGreeable fact that it is I'M
der the most liberal and perfected polit-
ical institutions, so called, that the in.
calculable element of personal caprice
in political affairs comes into greatest
ascendency. We speak of kingly rule
as the type of personal government, but
personal government is only seen in its
highest power and effect where each
citizen has become a sovereign. 1t is
only where the self-seeking of the sim
gle monarch is multiplied by millions
in nation of potential office-holders,
that the selfishness of personal politics
rises to its maximum influence. 1t is
only in a country where everybody is
eligible to office, where the incentives
to of1ice-seeking are universal, where
politics has become such national pas
sion that the whole scheme of public
education is subordinated to it. that
personal aSHlTalIo1S aHtt the i1beIISls
of selfish ambition will dominate unre-
stricted in the management of public af-
fairs And it is undeniable that poll
tics with us is coming to be more and
more business, a vocation to be pur-
sued for profit and emolument by sue
cessful of1iee-seeking. Under such n
system the winning politician will not
be the man of intelligence, deiberation.
and principle. but the man skilled in all
the low arts which will insure political
success. He will be the shrewdest OPP
orator of the partisan mob. Nothing is
more notorious than that under the
working of our popular political insti-
buttons. the best men 60 to the wall and
the worst men come to the front By
the very conditions of the case, it is the
crafty operators, the long-headed man
ayers, caucus .manipulators, party in
triguers and brazen, interchangeable dem
agogues, who secure the Offices. Pop
altar Science Monthly for April.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-07

- e Tan pay Tor II Wnen We are apIe.-
We will live there with the baby, all fc
ourselves. How do you like that, little
onee''
Although shiverlng with cold, she
looked up into his face and laughed but
said nothing. He leaned back against
the stone wall of the magazine, and
drawing his cloak still closer around
her, said in voice full of tenderness.
Poor thing; you are shiyering ali
over Be careful you don't 90 to sleep.
This snow win keep the patrol back in
making his rounds, but cold and snow
arc treacherous things. A man is apf
TO doze of. and wake up in kingdom
cofneif he IS not careful. We will have
line times roaming through the green
woods. There is plenty of game
where we viii have our home, and
am pretty good shot. Ny captain said
yesterday | was the best shot in the
COMPANY
Il believe it. You shot me through
the heart, but it is all right now. I'll
never. reproach you any more, Fritz
God bless you. And she leaned her
head on his broad breast It's all right
now. | will be SO happy with yon and
the baby-so happy!f
katie, are you going to sleep?'
mo, am only SO happy-7so hap
PVT
''Whew! this is dreadful weather 1
don't believe the relief guard will ever
get here through this snow"
Thicker and thicker fell the snow
The relief guard was coming at last
They cleared the way with large snow
shoVels, as the snow was too deep to
wade through the sergeant of the guard
calls out, but the .s1eepers do not hear
him. The relief guard at last reached |
the powder magazine. The sergeant |
looks all around in amazement. What |
has become of the guard? Has he de- |
serted his postP No; there he is leaning |
up against the wall with the snow piled |
up around him. The sergeant calls
aloud; there is no answer He holds up
the lantern. and there he sees Fritz, |
ike brave German soldier, holding
his musfIet properly, as he should, at q
'carfy arms with his right hand,
while his left is around woman, who |
s looking up into his face A smile of
netfable bliss is upon her quiet white
eatnres; her lips are parted, as if they
lad just uttered jest. She seemed to
lay, ''See, /, toa, am on guard"
The sergeant of the guard came too
ate. Death had already relieved them |
If their cares and troubles. past, pres
mt, and to come. Translated from the
Je91Jl0ll
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-07
Administrators Notice.

Estate OF FREDERICK haaiOI, ueceaSeu
The undersigned having been appointed Admin
istrator with the will annexed, of the estate OF
Frederick Radloff .lste of the county of Rock Is
land State OF Illinois, deceased, hereby gives no
tice that he will appear before the county court
of Rock Island county, at the office of the Clerk
of said Court, in the city of Rock Island, at the
April term, on the Third Monday in april next.
at which time ali persons having claims against
said estate are notified and requested 10 ATTEND
for the purpose of having the same adjusted,
All persons indebted to said estate requested
10 make immediate payment TO the Undersigned
Dated this 1st day OF March, A. D., 1883.
JOHN Il. HASS, Administrator
mch- 2-tiw6w With the Will annexed.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-07
CHICAGO, BURLINGTON 4 QUINCY.
MILWAUKEE & ST. PAUL.

Trains No Z, g. and 10 are Maquoketa Branch.
Trans and 4, Accommodation for oxford Juuc-
lion; 1 and 2, Passenger, for Celmar.
E. ID. w. HOLMES, Agent
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-07
GOING MOE TIA AMD GOHlrM

8 unfaiiing and infailI
ne tn crrinu kwllrpfi Z
WIS, SnaHmiE. CdhVui
aipng, 81 Nttua Ibnrgre
A Alcoholism, Opium rat
nR, spcfmatoiIisusa
Seminal Weakness. In
potency. Sguhilis. Rcr0r
nlnnnd all NoI1ons an
HOOD biaea ses 10 CItf
Hyfulen. Lawyers. LifeF
Arg Men, Merchant.
hankeTA, Ladies' and Al.
Nhoae keflpntnfY elm
pio9 meuf Causes Npr-v
GUS FrOgtfutiou Ifferil
lai1tics OF the biooi.
ionncll. bowels b
Kidneys, or who rs
qhlrn a ncrrcfoulc, np-
pctizcr or afimulanf.
SAMARITAN EEnVfNE
~ Invaluable Thous
ands proclaim r. Tie
most wonderful inriQ
GRANT that ever srNfnln ~
I'd the sinking pys iiI
For sale by all Drug
nists a
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-07
TIE DAILY ARGUs.
Wiggins and thu Three Fishers.

three fishers went reeling out into the west
70 watch forfhe storm sS t;ee slin went down
Eaca mlittercd the Gath tiIaI pleased him best
And sw0re That Niteins WA fl to drown,
FOR men can't ws,sa though women mas,
wceD.
And VIRGINS and Fate and The Tempest
sleep.
And we'd like 10 keeil...uI wiegins,n
Three tishwipes sat mp in The lighthouse tower
NtIrsiil@ their wrath rs the sun went down.
Each viewed that Virgin had stolen her dover
Ut pa*laeI her fuFnitnfe through the town
weep,
ana the ssofef its over the sooner to sleep
hut wed like to parboil Wiggins!'
Ihree wet grocers sat and counted their gains
ana tiieJr empty kegs rs the sun went down
iheY litd got al the boats and nets and chains
ana every be:istead there was in town.
saia ,. one Let's divyy with Wiegins-I
We he'd ought ter pay HMM cradles on
But goodbye to the bar till mornin'
N Y. Sun.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-07

THE EAST & THE WEST
! great feature OF oar Palace Cars is a SMOKING
SALOON ly on where s gov san enjoy yoGS " Havana
! Magnificent Iron Bridges span tho MIssiasippi
and Missouri rivers at ell points crossed BY this
Kansas City, LcavenwOrth, and AtchisoE. con-
nectlons being masie IN Union repots. -
THE PRINCIPAL II. r. COME " IONS or
THIS THIS GREAT THROUGH LINE AIsE AZ
At CHickeo. wi,h all divereizz ,lpes for TIE
East ana South,
..At EN6LEwopp, with the L. s. M. g. and p.
A. w zsHIsaToa HEIGHTS. with p. C. q So
AZ la SALE, with III Cent. r. r.
a. tE &c l,s with r. T. Il AZ ID. & D.; l. b a
A: ROCK lSLAFD. with milwaukee q RocN
island Short L.ne" and ROCK Istd n PEG. Hda
AZ pAyEHroRT; with the Davenport Divisioh
Al WEST LIBERTY, with thoB cRA HRva
At aRINsELL4 with Central Iowa r. IA.
At DES MONIES, with ID. M. " h. ID, r. r.
At COUNCIL BLUFFS. with Union EuciUc n ~
AtGoLUMBUs JUNCTION. with n. q. n. n N. BN
Al OTTUMwA, with Central lows II. ". W.
st. L. 4 Iae.. and g Is. 4 Q. r. nds. -
Louis 4 Pac.. and Sc. L.. 700. & NV. a. Rds.
- CAMERON, with H st. J. II. r.
At ATcHEsoN with Atch, Topeka a Santa Fas
Atch q Men. nEa Cen. Br. u. =. II. hds
al AZ LIiE4,xEAwoRTH. with Kan Pnc.. and Kars
AtkASsAs crTT. with all lines for the wen
n thranEh % PEORIA. ms nrorNEa
A'1CAESgNs and LEA
- ssr c Lock AsiAnd Route" are sold ~
ar home siekes once, addreu..
LIS kS,I. John.
oan7 Tfckat ana PasslgI a.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-07
Head Lines

Are used call attention to the fact that this is an
advertisement of the CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE
& ST. PAUL RAILWAY.
Its EIGHT Trunk Lines traverse the best por-
tions of Northern Illinois, WISCONSIN. MINNEsoTA-
DAKOTA and Iowa
Located directly its lines are the cities OF Chi
cago, milwaukee, La Crosse, Winona St Paul,
Minneapolis, Madison, Prairie DIN Chen, Mason
City, Sioux City, Yankton, Albert Lea, Aberdeen,
Dubuque Rock Island, Cedar Rapids and Council
Bluffs as well as innumerable other principal bust
ness centres and favorite resorts, and passengers
going West, North South East are able to use
the CHICAGO MILWAUKEE & ST. PAUL RALwA I 10
the best advantage.
Ticket offices everywhere are supplied with
maps and Time Tables which detail the merits of
the line and agents stand ready to furnish infor
nation and sell tickets at cheapest rates over the
Chicago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul Railway.
S S MERRILL, A. Y. II. CARPENTER,
General Manager Gen Pass & y KIT ct
J. T. CLARK, GEO Fl. iiEAFFoRD,
GenI Sup't Asst Gen. Pass. Agt
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-07
CHICAGO. ROCK ISLAND g. PACIFIC r. Y.

rs THE GREAT CONNECTING LINK
Its main line runs from Chicago 70 Councii
Blufs. passing through Joliet. Ottawa, La Snlie,
Liberty. Iowa City, Mnrengo. Brooklyn, GriuneIl,
Dos Moines fthe capital OF Iowa.. Stuart. ATTAIN
tic, and Avoca with branches froIn Bureau
junction 70 Peoria: Wllton JUNCTION 20 Mnscn-
Cenfrcyiila. Princeton, Trenton, Gnllatin, Came
gon. Leavenworth Atchison. and Kansas City,
washington 20 Sigourney, OSkaloOsa. and Knox
tonsport, Independent, Efdon. Ottf -rnwa. Eddy
Vile. OSkaloosa. Pella Monroe. and Dos Motnes;
Newton 20 Monroe; Des Moines To indianoia an !
Tinterseti Atlantic 70 Lewis and Anduboni and
Railroad, which owns, and operates a through
line from Chicago into the State OF Kansas
Through Express Passenger Trains, With Pull
man Paince cHrsnftached are run each -Gy daily
between CHICAGO ana PEoRIk, KANSAS CITY.
COUNCIL BLUFFS, 1IEAvENwORTH and ATCTEf-
BON. Through cars are also run between Milwan-
kee ane Kansas cry. VIA the milwaukee, and
RocE lsIand Short li1c.'
The "Great Rock Island" fs maGnIncentiy
equipped. Its rond bed Is simply perfeetu and its
truck Is laid with steel rails
OF enjoying your meals, while passing over the
beautiful prairies of Illinois and Iowa, in one of
our magnificent Dining Cara that accompany ALI
Through Express Trains Yon ges an entire
TOR Seventy-five cents
Approaching the fact that a majority Of the
purposes tand The Immense passenger business
OF this ffne warranting it, we are pleased 70 an
00unce that this Company runs Pullman f-dldee
Sleeping Cars Tor sleeping purposes. and kD6tdce
PULLMAN PALACE CARS are r-x
TicRefs vfa fhisJ Lane. known as LhG
all Ticket Agcnta In the United States
. FOr tnEormaEHon nos obEAHnRble 0G "
q. H. CABLE,
Vics Prasidenf s1d eeoc Ae1sKe1
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-07
ROCK ISLAND 4 PEORIA RAILWAY.

The / AS p. train makes close connection
at Galva with the c. B. 4 O., for points west;
irving at Galesburg at 4: 25 p. m; Burlington 40
p. m; Keokuk 1925 p m; Quincy 1905 p. m. !;
also making close connection at Peoria with |. B.
q W., ana n. r. q W.. roads for all points east
and south.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-07
n. r.. WARNER g. co.

ROCHES ER. HsT.
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for the diseases of women for the nervous troubles
of youth, and for the debility which precedes old
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the kidneys or liver, guarantee freedom
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Milford chronicle., 1883-08-17
up Around the Pole.

The steamship Eagle arrived at st
Johns, N. F., with a good paying cargo
of seal oil and skins. Captain Jackman
in his report says that he ''saw but one
solitary iceberg on my way down or
homeward bound, and this had carrying
along on its top surface bowlder of
about two tons weight. The crew of the
Eagle succeeded in getting it attached to
one of the ships cables and hoisted it on
board. 1t now lies on the quarter deck
of the Eagle, and strangely enough, it
is of quartz formation, with some fine
specimens of gold cropping through
it. He says: ST am of the opinion
that the Proteus will meet with in
superable difficulties. We were as high
up as sixty-seven, and from my obserya-
tions 1 Judge that this will be a remark
able year for ice in high latitudes.
There has been no outflow of Arctic ice
during the spring or early summer
months, from which I conclude that the
frost did not relax enough to cause any
liberation or southern descent of the
Arctic foes"
Milford chronicle., 1883-08-17
FOREIGN ITEMS.

A rebellion broke out in a regiment
of cavalry belonging to the Spanish
army. Only one commissioned officer is
reported to have joined. The officer
was killed and the revolving men cap
tured. Mutinies have taken place in
other regiments.
-Moritz Scharf, the boy who was the
principal witness for the prosecution, in
the recent trial of a number of Jews at
Nyireghyhaza charged with numbering
a girl in order to procure her blood for
ritual purposes, and who swore he saw
the murder committed, has confessed to
a reporter of the PeSther HoyeJ (news-
papeD that his testimony was false.
The dynamiters in the Liverpool
trials were found guilty and sentenced to
penal servitude for life.
1t is now believed that Cetewayo is
alive.
Lord Carlingford refuses to restrict
the importation Of cattle into Great
Britain.
Many members of Parliament will
visit America during the coming recess.
James McDermott was arrested in
Liverpool on his arrival from America
charged with being engaged in murder
conspiracy.
French troops have destroyed the
dams across the canal at Namdinh.
-lhe reorganization of the Egyptian
army under Lord Duferin's plan is
about completed.
On the oath inst. fire destroyed
the town of Lares, in the coffee district,
Porto Rico, burning sixty-one houses,
the greater part of them in the busi-
ness portion of the town, the losses
amounting to 5000, 600; insurance $18,-
600. Happily there were no lives lost.
There is a great excitement in the town
owing to threats being made to burn the
few houses remaining, though it is be-
ieYed that this is nothing but talk.
Milford chronicle., 1883-08-17
THE HUMOROUS PAPERS.
WHAT WE FIND IN THEM TO SMILE
OVER THIS WEEK.
A GENTLE HINT.

They-these two, whose lives were
bound up in each other, whose hearts
beat spontaneously, and who had but
one idea between them-sat on the back
piazza in the shadow of the moonlight
about II O'Clock at night, when the
mother of the girl put out the milk can
previous to retiring for the night.
Softly breaking the silence the good
woman spoke:
when the milkman comes in the
morning don't you two drink up all the
milk leave a little for breakfast. -
LosveU Citizen.
Milford chronicle., 1883-08-17
DIR. J. E. REGISTER,
DENTIST,

DOVER, DELAWARE.
Having resumed the practice of Dentistry re.
spectfully offers his professional services to the
public. Office on State Street, first corner be-
low the Court House. sally.
Milford chronicle., 1883-08-17

Nothing IS ever lost by taking pains
in small things. The butcher who rolls
up your purchase into a great clumsy
bundle you never can respect; but your
heart yearns toward him who saws.
'You would like to have me trim this.
sir ?" following up the query by remov-
ing two pounds Of bone and four pounds
Of flesh from the seven pounds of meat
which has cost you $1.75. Your heart
yearns to him notwithstanding you have
but twenty-five cents worth of your
share Of the transaction, while he has
your gratuity Of $3.50. The only thing
which saddens you in the whole matter
is the thought that the next time that
butcher sells those trimmings he will
realize but three cents per pound for
them. Boston transcript.
Milford chronicle., 1883-08-17

In England riders on the bicycle and
trycicle are called ''bilzes" and ''trikes.
Milford chronicle., 1883-08-17
NOTICE

TO THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL.
! have increased my business capacity by
putting on more worknen, and Ihave Just com
pleted burning large kiln Of BRICKS so 1
am prepared to furnish bricks in quantities from
1000 to 100000. 1 also keep bricks on hand
Che year round, Persons in want of bricks will do
well to call and examine my stock as keep the best
bricks south Of Wilmington for the money
4. H. McAuCHAEL, General Proprietor.
The daily gazette., 1883-01-23
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Fer Thick Heads,

nneaSy stomachs, bilious conditions, "Wells
NAY Apple Pills" anti-bilious cathartic. 10
and 25 cents
The daily gazette., 1883-01-23
DEEDS oF vIoLENCE.

"Dlck the Barber" aud ''Ohio Dan," no
torious robbers, were hanged by Yigilants,
near Weeksville, Montana, on Saturday
night.
Captain j. B. Offers, SO years of age, shot
himself through the brain with a pistol In
Baltimore yesterday afternoon. He was In
sane.
Eusebio Sims, aged is years, shot himself
dead at White Point Garden, near Charles
ton, S. G., yesterday afternoon. He left a
note pinned to his coat, saying he did 1t
"ior love of a young lady"
A store at Gold Mountain, Nevada, was
robbed on Saturday night by gang OF
mounted and masked rufflans, who muir
dered the proprietor and two clerks. The
robbers then went to a store at Silver Peak
and robbed 1t, killing the proprietor and
one clerk. Two Of the robbers were killed.
Yesterday morning, about o'clock, q
gang Of masked men rode up 10 Montello
station, on the Central Pacific Railroad, 16d
miles west of 0gden, seized two white and
six Chinese section men, robbed them and
locked them up in tank-honse. The rob-
bers then seized and express train, over
powered and robbed the train hands, and
also locked them In the tank-houee. They
then attacked the express car, but were
driven away by the resistance of T. NJ Ross,
the express messenger, who fired at them.
The daily gazette., 1883-01-23
Bird MAMMA

N.Y. aeeps canaries in constant song and cures
diseases, U 10 cents at drug store. Bird Food
Co., Camden, N. J,
The daily gazette., 1883-01-23
POLITICAL.

The Republican caucus nominated ex-
senator Hobart for United States Senator
on the first ballot.
A resolution to print 10000 extra copies
oi Governor Buffers inaugural was re-
ported iayorably in the Massachusetts House
Of Representatives yesterday, and, after de-
bate, passed by vote of 81 yeas TO so nays.
One ballot for United States Senator was
t.i taken yesterday in joint convention of tho
Minnesota Legislature. Ii resulted as fol-
lows; Window, A. Wilson, 20; Cole, 10;
Dannell, 10; Hubbard, o; Kindred, o; Far
mef, l; Start, 4; Davis, 3; scattering, Z.
The seventh Intellectual ballo6 for United
states Senator was taken yesterday In joint
convention of the Nebraska Legislature. II
ITO, stood as follows: stickel, 19; Milland, 10
ihayer, 10; Comm, 12; Manderson, 8; San.
aers, 10; Brown, 5; Morton, 4; Conver, s.
lhe rest scattering.
The Democratic caucus of the New Jersey
Legislature met in Trenton last evening and
lenomlnated John X. Mcpherson for United
states Senator on the first ballot He re
eelyed 80 votes to 4 for Kruger, 2 for Heze
hlah b. Smith, and | each for Abbott
nfeen and Ludlow. The nomination wal
lnen made unanimous, four members de
Ginning toYote. All the Democratic member
except Flynn of Passaic attended thl
caucus,