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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-16

Eff it's a sin ter b'leve dat its wrong
ter pay stout young swells two dollars
day ter sponge 'roun' and beg money
fur de church from men dat perspires
ten hours a day fur fifty cents, an has
families ter support, | specially ak ter
be 'membered in yer prars.
/ amt posed ter desc young doctors
'sperimentn' wifi dead folks, but | dun
no but it mout be visible to stop EN- FUN
proiec'in VIII de live uns
Who ain't hit big snake on de head
TO now an kilt a little oneP
No 'lociped peddlers needn't ply at
dis cabin. When | straddle saddle it
amt wifi de 'spectation OBJ maxim my
ole legs do de canterin'. Ell | ebber
take a fool notion to ride an walk at
de same time, yer'll see me harness up
a bean pole an play circus wifi de
chilun.
When | hear nigger Wit SCUM teef
saw he like mush cause he don't have
ter chaw it, | feel dat is man enough
ter tote all de rails dat he Il split in one
day.
Po' manager dat bankrup' in dis conn
try eff he know how ter tan dog skins
an make gloves.
Yer can't judge de farm by de fiel dat
lays next ter de big road.
Eff yer frien' can't stan prosperity
wise him to go skurity fur somebody.
When Jew offers ye' forty-dollar
coat fur four dollars and a hall, ye'd
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-16

A New Yorker who recently visited
Mr. Whittier at DanverS says In letter
to a friend: Mr.. Whittier usually
leaves Boston for Amesbury about the
LIST of April and then retires to DanverS
for the summer. His country home is
about mile from the railroad station.
/ found the poet in small room retired
from the main part of the house and sur
rounded by his books and papers. His
tall form is slightly bowed with age, but
he retains all his old-time courtesy to
strangers. He alluded to his cores
pondence, which was so large as to
make irksome drafts upon his time and
patience Since Longfellow and En-
erson died, said he, DIR. Holmes and l
have received much Of their fugitive
correspondence, which, added to our
own, sometimes proves a serious burden.
! receive letters daily from Portland,
ale, to Portland, Ore, from misses In
their teens, to boys in college They
send me their verses with a request that
!: attend to the publication and remit
them the proceeds from time to time.
The most, however, under various dis
guises, entreat my autograph, request
! would grant more willingly if knew
them. As to my health, Icannot COM
plain; / have never been able to do pro
tracted work, owing to severe neuralgia
pains in my head, from which have
suffered since | was a boy. Unfortu-
nately, l have promised considerable
work to the publishers, and this prom
Use, unperformed, weighs like an incu-
bus upon my spirits, In discussing the
recently published correspondence Of
Mrs. CARLYLE and of Carlyle and Elmer
son, MIR. Whittier said: Carlyle seems
to have had none of the milk Of human
kindness in his veins His letters show
a side of his character which none Of hi:
intimate friends suspected. 1t woulc
have been better for his reputation i
they had never been published. Infact
SO strongly have they affected myself
that | have set to work and destroyed
the major part of my correspondence
covering a period of over fifty years
lest it should be published after my
death and bring suffering to any.
wish all the letters that have writer
could be treated in the same manner.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-16
Cattle KINGS Of Texas,

Henry R. Harris, Jr,, lately back
from trip to Texas, where he has some
extensive landed interests, told me how
he found things in the Lone Star State,
He said: Il saw in Fort Worth an old
fellow who didn't look as if he had a
dollar, that was one of the cattle kings
of Texas, He had lately sold his herds
to company of capitalists for $780,
600. They had not yet made the pay
ment and were already offered $1,000
600 for the same herds by a London
company He did not own an acre of
land, but simply sold his cattle-mark
The tendency is for outside capital to
control the business Irode over with
Mobile capitalist who was carrying
5000, 900, with which he was going to
set his son up in cattle. He estimated
that the money-that is, the herds
would double every three years, and
that is about the estimate of the best
cattle men in Texas. -AtlantG Constita-
fi0n
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-16
BILL GRANTS STORY.
Why Aunt Malinda Decided to Stand Up
at Dinner.

William Grant came into our Office
early yesterday morning, and without
the usual exciting ceremonies he simply
remarked
Talk about red stockings and hail
storms, but swing me up for mud-tur-
tie, if | didn't feel sorry for Aunt Ma
linda last Sunday
"What seemed to be the matter with
your Aunt Malinda, Bill?''
lyon see she was going to give big
dinner to the young folks in the neigh
borhood OF the Fork, more on nv ac-
count than her own. had been Tilted
time or so in the settlement, and in
order to get even hadmade some very
rash promises to a few of the Young
ladies and widows that the sudden rise
In house rent and provisions made it
impossible for me to fulfill. This fact
came to the knowledge of Aunt Malinda,
and knowing that ! was making ar
engagements to move over to Walton
| county, and in order for we young folks
TO understand each other leetle better,
she made up her mind TO hold reunion
at our house. There were twenty-five
or thirty OF the best people in that part
ot the country present. and all of us
were laughing and talking on the back
| porch when the hail-storm came up
Aunt Malinda had been sitting near her
bee-gum stand, and she made break
to cover up the nest before the hen was
hurt or the eggs broken by the hail In
her hurry she upset the hive and the
bees rolled out at the top of the gum
and began to settle about the old lady's
head With shout she lit out for the
porch with her face and neck well pro-
tected by the skirts of her dress, while
the bees followed her into the crowd.
Ali the women people became excited
and regular panic ensued. The ladies
put out for the barn at a fox-trot right
through the binding hail. and as sure
as you are sitting on that ink keg, the
last one of them had on red stockings.
Ever since then the words red stock
ings' and 'hail-storms have been ring
ing through my brain.
I'VE can see nothing, as yet, in youI
aunt's conduct to arouse your sympa
thy, we replied.
"W-e-l-l, NO! not yet, but when every,
thing got quiet at the barn and the sun
began to shine out, the ladies sheepish.
" returned, two and three at time
and it was hard to get up converse
| ton on anything but bees. Well, when
dinner was announced and the large
crowd was comfortably seated around
the long and well-hlled table, it was
then shat my heart bled for that gooc
woman who stood up at the head of the
table, and with Christian fortitude serv
ed the plates of her young friends with
the good things Of this life"
"Oh, yes, said we, you felt asham
ed, not sorry, on account of the i'm
politeness of your aunt in standing in,
stead of sitting down to serve he
guests"
why. man, Aunt Malinda was OBJ
LEGGED to sta
We managed to have Bill out of thu
window before he had time to finish thu
sentence. - CorinQt0n (Ga) Enterprise
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-16

swing on his gate. 1 don / care Tor
Mr.. Smith, was the reply, NOR for his
OK. nor his ass, nor anything that is his. y
Willie, y again said his mother, do
you know who wrote those words YOU
used?" NO." said Willie, 81 dino;
s'pect it was Gran'ma Stowe, though. y
1t was at the Cataract House in Sioux
Falls on Monday A specimen son of
the Emerald Isle was ushered into the
dining-room at the dinner hour and the
polite steward took hold of the back of
the chair to push it into place The
guest looked around suspiciously for
minute. and then said loud enough to
be heard all over the room; by the
howly Moses, if yez jerk that chair from
under me, I'll knock the whole top of
yer head off of yez."
1t is little out of season, perhaps.
but the story is quite as good, An old
and well-known auctioneer in New
England city was driving by a group of
school-boys one day, when he received
thump from a SNOWFALL just back of
his ear. Refining in his horse, he turned
about, and addressed them: IN give
81 to any one who will tell the name of
the boy who threw that SNOWFALL. I" The
response came from the urchins spon-
taneously; Zone, give me twor' lone
I'm offered, give me half One I'm
bid, who'll make it three-eighths2" He
drove on without any more ceremony.
Boston Globe.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-16
Army Officers Testimony.

Captain Joseph l. Hayden, residing at No. s24
Fourth street, South Boston, Mass, formerly
captain in the army, now with the Walworth
Manufacturing Company, South Boston, writes,
April %, 1889 While living in CambridgepoTt
my wife was afflicted with terrible pains in her
back and sides, accompanied with great weak
ness and loss OF appetite. She tried many so
called remedies without avail, growing rapidly
worse, when her attention was called to Hunts
Remedy. She purchased bottle from Lowell's
drug store, in Cambridgeport, and after taking
the first dose she began to feel easier, she conld
sleep well, and after continuing its use short
time the severe pains in her back and side en-
tirely disappeared and she is a well woman.
Many Of onr relatives and friends have used
Hunts Remedy with the most gratifying results,
have recommended it many times, aud as many
times heard the same story. Hunts Remedy is
all that is claimed for it, and real blessing to all
afflicted with kidney or liver trouble
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-16

We take the following anecdotes
from l. N. Ford's article, entitled THE
Fresh-A Fund" in ST Nicholas for
June, There is something almost pa
thetic in the ignorance of these little
city waits in regard to the simplest facts
of nature.
The boys naturally took to the water
like SO many Newfoundland puppies
Wherever there were brooks and quiet
pools they were to be seen, at any hour
Of the day, fishing, swimming, and wad-
ing. One bright-eyed little sportsman,
who had provided himself with two for
midable bean-shooters. gravely asked
his host if the woods back of the barn
were ''gamy."
The boys were always saying queer
things, which convulsed the jolly farm
ers with laughter. WHO watered these
plants last night?" asked a little fellow
at Guilford, catching glimpse of dew
On the grass my eye! what big lem
ons!' was an exclamation called out
by squashes in the garden. Il say! who
owns all the robins round here?' was
another amusing question At Old
Lyme, an urchin could not repress his
establishment when he saw man dig
ging potatoes in the field Haven't
you any barrels in your cellar?" he
asked, contemptuously why do you
keep 'em slowed away in the ground
that wav?'
One little maiden near Essex was not
distressed when she found that she had
| 40 playmates in the house. She had
her doll, and that was company enough.
She chose sheltered corner of the front
yard as her nursery, and every morning
went out to sing her dolly TO sleep. her
| tavorite lullaby being a popular relig-
| lous hymn. Across the road lived a
country lad of her own age, who at once
began to annoy her by repeating her
music in a high key, with numer-
ous variations For two days she
paid no heed to her troublesome
neighbor On the third, her blood
was reused. She propped up her
| doll against post ofthe fence, marched
! across the road with flashing eyes, and
cuffed her audience of one boy about the
ears. Nov, Just see here" she ex-
claimed Il came here for two weeks
fun, and mean to have itp' The boy
| fed riotously, and the moral effect OF
| the demonstration was marked The
| sturdy little maiden was suffered to
have her fun in peace and quiet until it
/ was time for her to return to the city.
The pathos of neglected childhood
softened many a heart. There was the
motherly little maiden who, accus-
Gomed to looking after her agile broth
er, discovered ON the second day that
he had shed button, and sedately pro
duced from the depths of her pocket a
large pill-box labeled, For Johnny.
Take one every hour" The hourly
dose was only button, (which she pro
ceeded to sew on his jacket
what do you think Heaven will be
iike?" asked a teacher in one of the city
mission schools during the autumn,
"Oh, know! l knOwi' exclaimed a
little girl. 1T will be like the countryr
Perhaps she had seemed thankless and
Indifferent while she was there, but the
country remained in her mind, blessed
and restful thought
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-16
MADE A NEW MAN OF HIM

Mr. c. o Wheeler, No, % Austin street, Cam
bridgeport, Mass, makes the following remarka-
bic statement. On April 81 1883, he writes as fol-
lows Il have been troubled with kidney disesse
for nearly twenty years. Have suffered at times
with terrible pains in my back and limbs. used
many medicines, but found nothing reached MY
case until took Hunts Remedy purchased a
bottle of A P Gibson, go fremont street, Bos
ton, and before had used this one bottle l found
relief. and continuing its use my pains and weak
ness all disappeared, and | feel like new man.
with new life and vigor HINTS Remedy did
wonders for me, and have no hesitancy III rec
ommending it to all afflicted with kidney or liver
diseases, as am positive that by its use they will
find immediate relief. You may use this letter in
any way You choose, so that the people may know
OF sure medicine for the cure of all diseases of
kiducys and liver
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-16
A BROOKLYN Alderman introduced

A Brooklyn Alderman introduced a
resolution calling upon the bridge trus-
tees to have removed from the front of
Sands Street Station number of iron
castings of lions head, He supported
it in speech, in which he suggested
that the national coat of arms and an
eagle should be substituted for the head
Of the king of beasts. He evidently
forgot that the eagle is claimed by some
of ''the effete despotisms of Europe as
their national emblem, and the substitu-
ton of this bird for the Objectionable
lions head might be quite as great an
eyesore to some citizens as is the lion to
the Alderman. A fellow. Alderman
turned the tables by suggesting that a
cast-iron head of the irate member be
substituted for the obnoxious hon.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-16
An AntnrIs Vicissitrrdss.

The other day Max Freeman told me
q story about Charles Wyndham which
/ think will bear repeating, Il saw
Wyndham," he said, for the first time
in Berlin in 1874. He was playing in a
Germanized version of Brighton trans
lated by Paul Lindau, called The First
and Only Love-" the first act of which
was laid in the Hotel Bellevue, Dres-
den l didn't see Wyndham again I'M
til short time since in Philadelphia.
when | reminded Wyndham of his Ber-
lin performance, Yes, he replied. 4
remember it. | was called out nine
times after the second act, and got hiss
ed off the stage after the third. y
Freund's DAILY.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-16

better step 'roun' de corner an ak de
doctor what it COS man ter git cured
OF de smallpox TO yer jump at dat bar
gain.
Nebbor too bad a night fur party or
a prar meetin'.
Fl ye kin press it on de African min
dat ebery bottle foun' l. IN roun' amt
boun' ter hab whisky in it. yen see less
IN de papers bout eullad gentlmans a
suicidin' themselves. Texas Sittinqs.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-16
Striking Head Lines

ere nsed to call attention to the fact that this is an
advertisement of the CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE
s ST PAUL RAILWAY.
It's EIsHr Trunk Lines traverse the best por-
tons 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 du Chen, Mason
city. Sioux City YanIton Albert Lea Aberdeen,
Dubuque. Rock island Cedar Rapids and Council
Bluffs as well as lunumerable other principal bust
ness centres aud favorite resorts, and passengers
going West, North, South or East are able to use
rbe CHICAGO. MILWAUKEE s. ST. PAUL RAILWAY to
the best advantage.
Ticket offices everywhere are supplied win
maps and Time Tables which detail the merits of
the line and agents stand ready to furnish infor
nation. aud sell tickets al cheapest rates over the
Chicago, Milwaukee & St, Paul Railway.
: MERRILL. Avn. CARPENTER,
General Manager. Gen. Pass q TIKI q gu
J. T. CLARE, GEO. H, HkAFFokD'
Cenl Snp't Asst Gen. Pass. Agt
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-16

New England wagon factories. are
turning out for next summer an unusu-
al number of two-wheeled carts. Some
have an arrangement by which they can
be adjusted to horses of different builds,
as tall horse requires that the cart be
pitched at different angle from that
used with short one. The largest
style of two-wheeled carts, built for four
people and having seats running length
wise of the body, passes under the name
of wagonet. The carriage dealers say
that the reason why there are SO many
novelties this year in the vehicle line Is
because the traders dull, and the man
ufacturers have been ransacking then
brains for patterns which will help to
stimulate it.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-16

The latest agony is for young lady
70 have dog to match her dress. We'd
like to see crushed strawberry dog
in fact any kind Of crushed dog.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-16

A Boston man who haa made for
tune buying and renting houses says he
does not own house that does not net
him profit of 10 per cent.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-16
LaIcAGO. RURLTNGTON & OUINCY.
CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & ST. PAUL.

Trains No Z S 9 and 10 are MaQuoketa Branch.
Trans and J. Accommodation foT oxford Juuc-
son. 1 aud =, Passenger, tor Celmar.
.Flyjug Dutohman leaves Rock Island % Il.
M. arrives at 9:G5 p III, arrives Dubuque IL AZ
m leaves .0S D. IA arrives at St Paul 1920 p
m leaves % a M arrives Minneapolis Ii 90 p
III leaves att 80 a m.
f D W HOLMES, Agent
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-16

so you will be graduated next month.
Celia. Dear me! what time of it you
must have. | suppose you are nearly
tagged out. Celia-''0h. dear, no;
mamma hires dressmaker and she does
all the sewing All have TODD is to try
on, you know. Lady friend-"Ah, yes;
| see. ~ Boston transcript
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-16
ROCK ISLAND 4 PEORIA RAILWAY

Tue 70 p m trAIn makts Close connection
az tialva with the c. b Il q, for points west ar
irving at Galeshurg at i'25 p IN, Burlington Gao
J., M, KeoKuk ID 25 .. N. Quincy 1895 p. N. /;
als0 making close connection at Peoria with l. b
x ", ANA 4 p 81 ", roads for all points east
and south
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-16
BURLINGTON ROUTE"
GOING EAST ans NEST.

Elegant Day Coaches, Parlor Cars. with Rae,sn
ang Chairs lseats free, Smoking Cars with Re
yoiylng Chairs, Pullman Palare Sleeping ears ana
me famous G. ,, q. Dining Cars run daily 10 and
p,las Cnlcago Kansas CITY, Chicago & Council
lseph. Atchison q Topeka. Only through line be
wen Ghicago, Lincoln d Denver Through cars
lDe.ween indianapolis & Council Bluffs via Peoria
an connections made in Union Depots. Ii Is
known as the great THROUGH CAR LINE
Finest Equipped Railroad In tn
t. J. POTTER, Sd Vice Pres't and Gen'l Manager
New-York tribune., 1883-12-20
THE VIRGINIA MIDLAND.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, Dec. 19.-At the annual
meeting Of the Virginia Midland Railway to-day Prcsi-
dent Barbours report showed increase in the gross
earnings from freight passenger and express traffic Of
$20O,967 and decrease in the receipts Of from
mail and miscellaneous sources S2s,6S3. The
business for the year ended September 80 1888, was
sufficient for the payment of the operating expenses, the
interest on the funded debt Of the company first to sixth
series bonds inclusive the rentals OF the Charlottesville
and Rapdan and Franklin and Pttsylvania roads, the
payment Of the January, 1Ss3 interest the income
bonds which paid in April. to devote $11990s to
necessary construction and equipment and TO leave
balance of S1O1 743 which will enable the company
the first day Of January next to pay the interest on It's III
come bonds due July l, 1888. John G.. Barbour was
elected president and George Scott George Baker,
Calvin p Brce, w. r Clyde. John McAnerney, George
Parsons A. ID. Shepard and A Garland OF NewYOrk, A.
j CaprOn OF Baltimore, and r. A. COphill, c. NJ Black
ford, W. II. Payne J. 7. Lowell, A. B. BufOrd James
Bryan and G. G.. Holland, Of Virginia, directors
New-York tribune., 1883-12-20
4 RICH DISPLAY or JEUELS.

The rain was pouring down in torrents the other
in Finb-aye around the window OF Howard Co.. Jewel
ers Separated from tine gaLers by only fraction
Of an inch Of plate glass fortune what repre-
seIted a fortune There at least S2jO0OO worth OF
Jewels n that window" young saying who had
Just stepped out OF the store 10 speak 10 acqaniamc
"Thosc large bie- In the centre couple OF the
valuable stones In NcwY0rk and worth sOmo 600
II rare nowadays 10 get rubcs Of that size and rarcr
still 90 get them OF such color and well matched
They Of the true pigeons blood color beloved Of
conno-selrs Below them /, necklace formed OF old
mine diamonds. worth about the amount"
"Wbat Is that spider made OF Z" asked his friend. The
insect pointed of large size aud gave perfect
blaze Of coruscating light and it, body 10 com
bine every shade Of red ant yellow from hlUOd-led 20
primTOSr-y yellow.
''Tbe hind part Of tho body" said the other IL an
orange diamond the head deep ruby aud The legs and
antenuP are OF small white diamonds Those pearls you
See continued he. OF great value also that beaut
fully mached necklace hetng worth many thousands OF
dollars That black pearl is also and s mateis of
peculiar dead whitouess rarely found. Pearls are be-
coming fashionable and at the time sCarccr
than heretofore. The Old Of divers has passed
fathers Hence the supply ot fine pearls IL yearly dccreas
iug aud he proceeded point out the varied beauties OF
the extensive display bracelets formed Of huge diamonds
aud rIbes tD snow gold 10 speak OF match
less stones and also relying their size aud
beauty alone attract attention ainglc stones
earrings and clusters Of flashing hrlians less oxpen-
sye but almost beautiful their larger neighbOrS.
keep watch here tlll 1890 added the
and then lock them al, safely az and "a home No.
afraid OF bold thieves. FOR tho which Is
always looking In acts AS mutual protective ulon'