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The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-01-25

Miss JENNIE FhooD, Of San Fran.
cisco, is the happy owner Of $500, 900 in
United States 4 per cents, q New
Years present from her father.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-01-25

Some English railway companies have
adopted the American system of selling
tickets at places other than the stations,
and advertise the fact as an extraordinary
facility.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-01-25

A BANK in Lyons uses paper coIoredI
with ultramarinc' green. The 1llls VI
exchange are Autographed ana the j.: rg
ures arc written with an ac1dul@poa INK,
30 as to appear white upon q green
ground. This seems 70 liirllS" /" per
feot security against alterations.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-01-25

SIR TArroN SYKES, who has just been
received into the Roman Catholic
Church in England, intends to build a
superb cathedral in Westminster.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-01-25

M1NNEsoTA's militia report shows that
the total active strength Of the citizen
soldiery is 1872 men, with ordnance con-
slsting of 1,210 Springfield rifles, sixty
cavalry swords, six pieces of artillery
and about 70, 600 ball cartridges. There
are no full companies in the State, and
outside of st. Paul and Minneapolis the
organization is very weak. The encamp-
ment system introduced last year has had
o very good effect upon the militia.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-01-25

REPORTERS in the House of Commons
complain of tho rustling of ladies' dresses
In the gallery just over their heads.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-01-25

FISH COMMISSIONER BAIRD has been
provided by the Government with a
swift cruiser, the Albatross, at an OK
pense of 100000, for the purpose of
looking after the propagation of fish OH
the sea coasts of the country. The Pro-
fessor and his staff will take the United
State fish exhibit to the great London
exhibition next summer. The Albatross
Is provided with every comfort and lux
ufy known to toilers on the seq, She is
built for speed,
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-01-25
TOPICS OF THE DAY.

Mr.. BEEoHER will resume his ''Life OF
Christ" in the spring.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-01-25

Communities do best when lett to
run their own course, follow their own
fashions, be governed according to their
own laws, work out tleir own dcst MICS.
---PukL-NaU GGzette.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-01-25

IEWF1K PAsHA, to maintain whom
England has paid $17,OoO,OOo for its
Egyptian campaign, is boy in his mon,
tai capacities, though q man in years.
He spends good deal of his time har-
Messing up tandem the women of his
narem, putting bits in their mouths, and
driving them around the rooms. Both
ne and his chief adviser, Riaz, arc yery
angry that they are not permitted to cut
OH Arabls head and the heads of all
VINO sided with him in the late revolt r.
ls' however, not much of loss for n
modern Turk Or Egyptian to loso his
head. They arc doing it oil the time
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-01-25

--Twcn5y-siX years ago, according to
tho Pee Dee HcrnLd, it rained 80 hard
that pot eighteen inches deep was
filed and ran over between Sunday
night and Monday morning, and q
string of perch was found hanging to IT,;
canoes were padded up and down hill
on the country highways; the sheep and
hogs were caught in tic forks Of the
roads; the fish were stuck on bamboo
briars; an empty barrel was filled by tho
rain at the bungAolc, even though tho
spigget was out all the whilc and tho
bark on the east side of all the Pine
trees was washed Off
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-01-25

IA man should be regular in his hab-
its If his habits are good. Otherwise it
were better to. .leayethem altogether,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-16
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Corresnondent-

WASHINGTON, DC. April IA, 1883.
The work of counting the cash in the
treasury vaults is still going on and up to
this time the only discrepancy found is
an excess of four cents in Uncle Sans
favor. But the reserve fund has not vet
been tOuhced. When that is overhauled
some people think there will be music,
not that anything is believed to be wrong
in the accounts of ex-Treasurer Gilfillan,
who is man of undoubted integrity and
has unquestionably left things as well as
he found them, but way back to wal
times and in many cases since there have
been depredations upon treasury funds
which so far as is known have not been
replaced. The money in the treasury i:
supposed to be counted twenty two time
by as many different persons in every
process of paying out or taking IN, there
by making fraud impossible, it is alleged
and so it would be but for collision
During the war the exigencies of IL
public service were such that peopl.
@ ould dip their hands in the treasury an,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-16

The NewYork, New Haven and Hart
ford Railroad Company has adopted Il
set of drawbrid@e signals which. it is
claimed, will render it impossible for an
accident to occur These signals are
worked by d series of levers. five in
number, the first two working soma
phore signals nj distance of / 800 feet
and 500 feet. respectively, from "a
bridge. The OTHER three work the
switches of the siding and the lock of
the bolt which holds the draw in place
Before the bridge can be unlocked, that
vessel may pass through the draw.
these levers must be worked in their
order. 1t is impossible to work them in
any other way, the interloclzing prevent
ing the draw-tender or signalman from
moving the higher numbered lever till
he has first moved the lower number
He cannot. when the draw is closed, re-
place the levers except in the regular
reverse order. 1t follows that danger
signal nast first be shown nj Il distance
OF 900 feet from the draw. and if that
warning to bring his train under con-
troll for stop is neglected BY the engi-
neer. the signal is again given at 800
feet distant. Should this warning be
neglected, the engineer will find his
train shunted TO a side track, and thus
prevented from plunging into the open
draw; for the draw cannot be opened
unless it has been previously unlocked;
it cannot be unlocked until the safety
switch has first been unbolted and set
for the siding: the switch cannot be set
until the home signal has been set for
danger, and the home signal cannot be
set for danger until the distance signal
has been so set. These operations are
repeated on the other side of the draw,
which Is fitted with bolt at each end.
Supplemental apparatus is provided, so
that the signalman may know at dis
lance of Ii miles that a train is APP
preaching, SO that the draw may not be
opened and trains delayed unneeessa-
rily. 1t is further claimed that when
the draw. even if closed, should be I'm
locked. the safety switch cannot be
thrown on the main line either by acct
dent or design, and therefore no train
can possibly run into the draw. Bv
this apparatus the impossibility of a
drawbridge accident is secured indie
pendently of the engineers. York
World
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-16
THE 1EADvERTERCE OF sETr1NaHENs

This is the season when hens run mad
and will not be .comferted unless they can
hide away somewhere and sit day and
night ON wooden nest-egg or an old
doorfknob.
Several men were discussing this
question in a grocery store one evening
recently A man who owns a large flock
of DorliEgs, remarked. Not even a n
act of Congress can break up settin'
hen"
Ever tried jammin 'em under bar
rel an pourin' water on 'em2T demanded
the man on the sugar barrel
Yes, said the Dorkihg man; I've
poured water on EN- till they grew web
footed, like blamed duck, and after
wards found 'em in an old coal hod settin'
away on Jumps o. coal.
Tie red rag round one wing" said 1,
man who was eating crackers and cheese.
'"Thatll fix EN-. !"
Nights well offer 'em a chrome. said
the Dorking man. L tied a whole red
wollen shirt on one last spring. and dog
my cats If she didn't make nest of il
and set three weeks on the buttonsr'
Then the grocer said it was time to
close up, and each man girded up his
loins and slowly filed out.-Detroit Free
Press
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-16
THE sPEAKERsHIP

A prominent New York democrat who
arrived at Washington Wednesday said to
| the St. Louis Republican, correspondent:
While don't think $. S. Cox will be
the nextspeakerr of the house l ana sat
isfied frema what I@haeearecently learned
that he will receive more votes in the eau
Gus than many people expect l believe
Randall Will be defeated. l thinlsCox' 5
candidacy win beat hima yCWIisle sof
some candidate other thaIi= Randall : or
Cox may win, but'if Randall should be
beaten it will be largely owing ia his
failure TO get the New York delegation,
That delegation will cast nineteen votes,
and the outlook is that Cox will get near
ly all of them, gWhnn Randall was nom
mated III DecemtRr, 1876, to succeed
Kerr, change IF six votes in heDem
ocratic caucus would have nominated
Cox. In the only ballot taken the vote
stood 70 for Randall and 63 for Cox
Half III the New York dele gationsat that
voted fol-, Randall &c wal not Get them
next December Hewitt, Dorsheimef
Belmont and other active and Influential
members of the delegation will not give
him their support, unless the bulk of the
opposition should be thrown in favor of
of some such candidate as Blackburn, ne
it was in 1879. But when the time
the field. For Your information ana that
of others who may be studying the speak
ership fight, let me call attention to
an interesting phase of the contest.
There is u remarkable similarity between
the features of this contest and those of
the contest of 1875. New as then, The
republicans-have control Of the Executive
and of the senate, and d large democratic
maj ority in the house. Now, as then,
the burning question, in issue, is the
tariff question, and it is even more
prominent now than it was eight years
ago The result in 1875 was that tire
democratic party of the house, by a de
in caucus nominated a
tariff reform democrat MIR. Kerr for
speaixef The most prominent candidate
many of the revenue refoTmers to-day is
Mr. Carlisle. In all essential particulars.
Carlisle stands on the platform occupied
Is. Kerr. In character. ability and fit
ness for the speakership, Carlisle is now
looked upon very much as Kerr was look
ed upon in 1875. At that time the leading
candidates were Kerr, Randall and Cox.
At this time the leading candidates are
Carlisle, Randall and Cox. In the eau
Gus of 1876 three ballots We're taken |
with thefollowing result; First ballot
Kerr II. Randall 80, Cox 81. Second |
II, Randall GO. Cox 81. |
Third ballot Kerr 30, Randall 80, Cox Z. |
N ow my opinion is that Carlisle, Randall |
and Cox will have relatively about the |
same strength as the above in.th caucus
next December"
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-16

The st, Louis Republican tells of an
ABUSING Incident that Occurred in a church
Of that city couple of Sundays ago. A
gentleman was the owner of very un-
ique pin in the shape of large black
spider, the body of which is large anne
thYst. This ornament was presented to a
young lady friend, and she wore it on
her dress to service. 1t so happened,
and unfortunately, that a young gentle
man near her perceived the lifelike
ornament ont the yeung lady's dress, and
to all appearances crawling up to her
face. A look of terror overspread his
features, and without any hesitation he
cndeavOred to brush off what to him ap-
peared a tarantnla. He missed it, and
brushed al it yagain, when the almost
audible smile of few who witnessed the
gentleman's heroic endeavors attracted
the young lady's attention. He became
very red in the face when he discovered
his mistake, and it will be long time
before he attends that church again.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-16
Why Trsllape Killed Mrs. pr6naia.

The following IS an incident ol
Anthony Trollope's life; He was in i
small colfee-room of II Wayside inn
warming his back at the fire, after the
manner 81 En@lishmen. Two youths oi
the true noycl-reading age were seated
Ut an adjacent table discussing mutton
chops, but still more eagerly discussing
the merits OF Trollope's novels of the
Barsetshirc period. Their summing up
was decidedly favorable and eulogistic,
saVe on one point. They both agreed
in declaring themselves heartily sick
and tired of that eternal Mrs Proudie .
At this juncture. with gesture of his
arm, Anthony Trollope Interrupted by
saying: '>Gentleman. happen to be the
author of those novels, and have over
heard ali YOU have said. and now I'll
tell You what I'll do IL go home and
kill Mrs. Proudiei And he did in the
very next number, The Last Chroni
clos of RarSet -
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-16

Ex-President Hayes explodes the
rumors about his candidacy for governor
of Ohio in private letter written to a
friend in Washington, in which he says
''All reports of my intention of returning
to public life are unfounded Under no
consideration would / became candi-
date. Chicago Journal
His Fraudulency knows he could not
not receive the nomination, and certainly
ne could never be elected When he took
the presidential chair, which should have
been occupied by Samuel J. Tilden he
disgraced himself in the eyes of the
American people,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-16

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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-16
THE SPRINGFIELD nuDDLE.
81 - ~ ~
A Set of Resolutions Adopted by the
DemOerats-GoE. Palmer's
Advice. 3

..sSPRINaFHEhD,4 Ill, April ID The
democrats held an open caucus this after
noon. Pufnell, of Adams presided. Gov
Robinson, Sexton, Haines, Yancy, Line
gar, Conkrite and Kimbrough addressed
the meeting. Gov. John III. Palmer was
introduced by the chairman as the choice
of Illinois, at least, for president'of the
United States.
Ex4Iov. Palmer spoke substantially as
follows: 81 take it that the democrats of
the House are now fighting for principles
because they are in the minority. Take
the history of the world and you will see
that all great principles have been raised
by minorities, who are always compelled
to separate themselves from the mass of
citizens and make a fight. for principles.
To my mind, the legislature of Illinois rep
resents sovereignty under the constitu-
ton with respect to its own powers. In
wears to come twill be found that iegis
latures are tie true conservators OF popu-
lar liberty. Our political parties are
organized for national politics, and to day
the republican party of Illinois has no
more doubt of its right to govern you and
me, than an old-time slave owner had of
the power to control his negroes. 1t
therefore becomes duty to fight the
republican party when it is wrong; never
when il is right. Wrong must always be
opposed. understand the republicans
charge you with being in rebellion. Be
cause you oppose-them. you are resisting
their divine right to govern this state.
The time is now when no party in this
country can govern by divine right. and
in 1884 the revolution viii be complete
The doctrine that a larger number shall,
control smaller is that of force. The
majority of the house shall be a quorum,
and that is the house. Less than a ma
jority are nobody. having no power ex-
cept as given by law. A speaker of the
present, and that's all there IS it. Years
| ago controversy arose about three
penny tax on tea 1t raised rumpus,
and for eight years the American people
were obstructionists, buL they won. There
is question here to day III is this: Has
a person who is speaker of house and
presides when there is no quorum, the
i power to
ARREST AND IMPRIsON MEMBERS?
say no; and the idea that a minority
shall prescribe rules for majority is sim,
. Ely absurd. We are all interested in Law
and order, and that the legislature shall
terminate at proper Time but we will
never part with the principle that it shall
never cease TO be a free legislature of free
men. You will be accused of obstructins
legislation and public business The in
dividual respect of the peoples represent
atiyeS you must and cannot let 60. The
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-16
Chancery Notice.
STATE OF ILLINOIS,
Rock ISLAND COIfHTY

STATE OF ILLINOIS,.
Rock ISLAND County.
In the Circuit court TO the May Term, 1882.
Sarah L. Crosby vs.. VIM. w Crosby, in Chan
Gerry.
AfndaVit OF the non-Tesidence Of VIM W. Crosby
the above named defendant, having been died IN ~
once OF the Circuit Court Of said county no
tee - therefore hereby given the said non,resi-
dent defendant that the complainant ed her bil of
complaint IN said conrt, the Chancory side there
OF, on the 2lst day of March 1881 and that
hereupon summons issued out OF said Conf.
wherein SAID snit Snow pending returnable on the
hfst monday In the month of May next as Il by
law required Now, unless you the said non-resf-
aen a defendant above named, shall personally be
ahd appear before said Circnt CoHrf on the frat
gay q the next term thereof TO be holden az the
Court Honse in Rock Island. in and for the said
county, on the first Monday in May next and
plead. answer or demnr To the said COMPLAINANT
Dill OF complaint, the same and the matters and
tnlngs therein charged and stated viii be taken
az confessed. and decree entered against you
according TO the prayer of said bill.
Rock Island, Illinois, March 21st 1888
LEVI +. HARRISON. Clerk
N. IA. CoRRETT, Compt'a Sol, mch-R2-d4w
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-04-16

The glorious climate of California,
won't do everything. 1t has recently
been announced that San Francisco 4
very poor place for a eonsumptiye
person to so to. Its heavy sea air.
which Is SO stimulating to a person in
ordinary health. mows down the CON
sumptives ike the figurative scythe of
death,
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1883-08-23
THE MULE.

We have received kick No. of the
Mute, which shows his heels every Sat
urday at Walls Walla. The following
is announced As his creed:
The Mule believes that all men are
created free and equal, and ought to be
kicked
He believes that dudes are an abomin-
alton in the eyes of society, and should
be Sat upon severely. n. B.-The Mule
is professional sitter
He believes that rascals ia Office should
be turned out to give other rascals a
chance
He believes that hypocrites and falsi-
tiers should be taken by the slack of their
clothes and bounced out Of the commun-
ity.
He believes that religion is a good
thing to have, but too many people pro-
less to have it who have it not.
He believes that coin is a mighty fac.
tor in this life The Nude kicks for
coin.
He believes that if there were fewer
editors and more wood-cutters, the press
as we'll as the wild land would be i'm
proved.
He believes that the same rule would
hold good in the case Of lawyers, doctors
preachers and politicians.
He believes that every man who cheats
his neighbor is at heart thief and would
commit highway robbery were it 10, 70,
the fear Of punishment,
He believes that an honest man. though
he jerk beer, is better than dishon.,,
man, though he pound the Scriptures
He believes that all people were pu
into this world for purpose; some iol
one purpose, some for another-but mos
OF them for another
The Mule is controlled by Black 6
Stubbe as muletcers
The Mule mentions the following need
in Walla Walla
1st-A cure for Parker's public en-
terprises.
2nd-A preventive against Pau
d Heirry's gall
3rd-A muzzle for the esthetic whist
Ter, l.. Frank Boyd
| -ith-A damper Tor p b. johnson
/ romrosity,
| ath-Citizons with public spirit enough
TO encourage railway enterprise in thi
section.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1883-08-23

The o. S. Ia few days ago Sur
voyor General Cartee, Of Idaho, who lives
at Boise, informed gentleman of this
city that he was certain that the Oregon
Short Line would be extended down
Saake river at an early day. Mr.. CLARK,
the gentleman in charge of the Oregon
Short Line surveys en- Snake river, says
the work Of grading below Burnt river
will BEGIN next March. Union.
We hope Mr.. Cartee is right, in his
predictions Of certainty.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1883-08-23

SCHOOL REPORT. -Fullowing is the report
of the public 8 hnols of Lewiston for the
year ending May 25 1883: High and gram
mar acknowledgement enrolment GO; average
monthly enrolment ~: xverave daily at
tendance 81; of enrolment in average
daily attendance $50; average age Is years;
school-A, Il. &, ID. High
school ID. intermediate School-Hiqhest
enrolment SO; average monthly enrollmen mt
81; average daily attendance 81; 2 of enroll
ment in average daily attendance So l: aver
age age | years; grades b aud d. Primary
school-Highest enrolment 93; average
monthly enrolment ~; average daily sttend.
ance 80; Of enrolment in average daily
attendance IS; average age 8; grades-A d
b. Total of the schools-Hiyhest enroll-
ment oil; average age Il years; average
monthly enrolment 1873; average daily at
tendance l0,; of enrolment IN average
daily attendance ss5; grades, 9 in all.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1883-08-23

A little sheet called The C0Vege Journal
printed sometime in July va. circulated this
week, devoted I" education 1t is published
under the ansnces of the Lewis Collegiate
Institute at this place and edited bv Levi
Tarr. the PRINCIPAL. II seem. to he IN al
vertl.'ng sheet for the institution an1 cnn.
tans some good selected mstter pertainine
to methods of instruction. snd no doubt will
serve a good purpose in the cause of educa,
ton
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1883-08-23

NEW BANK AT CoLFAX.-The comp
troller of the currency has granted the
application to Levi Aukeny, NJ. S. Bur
rel, d. =. Thompson, W. V. Spencer,
}. Il. D.llinger and associates to organ
ize a bank called the First National bank
of Colfax, W. T. with a capital Of $50
Uaion.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1883-08-23

New MAIL SERVICE. Through the inter-
cession of Mr.. Cameron, = mail route has
been ordered from Geuesee via JUL, tia, to
Cameron service to I've put ol soon. 1t is
thought that the LyddiaviIle Office will he
revived, and that this service will include
tina, office en- route, At present We under
stand this is to ia . weekly service. This
will Accommodate large population in that
Potlatch country, and IS SOON a. our eastern
mail shall come via the Northern Pacific,
this route diverging from Genesee will be
better than from Lewiston, and relieve the
Portland office Of much labor.
Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1883-08-23

THE IN. Y. TINES AND VuLARp.-Vil-
lard through the Erening Po. says that the
Times alleges as follows: at is stated on
good authority that the Willard svndcate
has bought no less than Sl0t, 900 shares Of
Oregon and Transc"ntinental aud Northern
Pacific during the last three months in au
effort to sustain the price, and in doing this,
the business OF sustaining the road, the syn
Il ate had to borrow. 1t is stated, 81, go :
001 Il e>chan." from one big house. aud
s3,O'A, 600 worth Of another" Mr.. Willard
denies these statements nd prnnouncss them
wholly false. The 7imss will have to rise
and explain, 1t usually is authentic in its
statements.