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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-16
THE MARKETS.

CHICAGO, July Il --Rodiger & Co 3 market
letter Of this evening says: The week opened
with severe break in provisions, which
crused further weakening in wheat, August
declining from S1.023S the closing price last
Saturday, to 9s5gc on Tuesday. Every reac-
ton in prices was met by fresh avalanche
of sales, keeping the market in fevelish and
nervous state till yesterday, when the market
offered sufficient resistance to force a
permanent improvement in prices which has
been more sohdly established to-day, wheat
closing this noon at an advance of 55c over
yesterdays closing prices. The visible sup
ply shows further decrease of about 500, 600
bushels as compared with the previous week
Corn suffered in the carly part of the week
in consequence of the break in provisions, but
recovered the lost ground rapidly in the lat
ter part. the market closing strong in view of
an active shipping demand, which has reduced
our stock about 400, 900 bushels for the week
The diminution in the available supply
on hand is so rapid that there are apprehen-
siOns of an actual scarcity in the near future,
which is reflected in August having advanced
to slight premium over September options.
The chief feature Of the week has been the
severe decline in provisions, equal to 50 per
barrel on pork and about 81 25 per tierce on
lard, since last Saturday The market has
however been comparatively steady since yes
terday, and the impression is gaining ground
that we have seen the worst of the break
Open High Low Call
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-16
New York.

New YORK, July I4.-Wbeat - L@55c
higher; somewhat feverish; moderate specu-
lative trading; No, white S1,l0; No. ? red
Auguts 81. 34@I141s; September 81 163E@
1l6 1916; October Slls4@1.1s 1916; No
vember Sl20k@1. 2014; December SL2l$4.
Corn-Opened k@4c better and after
ward fell back 4l@@-c Trade quiet; mixed
western spot 81 @ j0c, future 59@Gh%c.
Oats - 1s@asc lower; western 4i@53c.
Provisions-Beef quiet, weak and I'M
changed; pork quiet and steady; spot new
mess $15.25@15.50; lard higher and firm;
steam rendered $3.50
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-16

nJ1NJSVnNG TO ALL-Soldiers that we're
Il Elm NSIUNIJ disabled by wounds, disease
accidents or otherwise wild
ows mothers and fathers OF soldiers dying in the
,irc or afterwards from causes which originat-
ed willis in the service are entitled 10 pension.
new and honorable discharges obtained for soldiers
Increase of PensionsGmaee'V when shs shs
dis.hilitv warrants il. All soldiers who were ra-
ted too low are entitled to increase of pension.
Rejected rnd abandoned claims specially. Circu-
lars free. Address, with stamp, Nj V. TlERNE1-
Box 4S5 Washington, ID. I.
ID WIS
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-16

CHICAGO, July 14-Vessel and tug masters
who were twenty to thirty miles northeast of
Chicago at o'clock Thursday evening report
q most remarkable occurTance. They say
that there was heavy thunder and lightning
out of clear sky, and.that for half an hour
there was a shower of hail or ice, such as they
never before witnessed or heard of At first
it was ordinary hail, but the ''stones" speedily
grew in size, andscame pelting down in. great
nuggets as large as goose eggs. One lump
of ice that struck and remained on the tug
Mary McLane's deck was as large as brick,
and weighed fully two pounds. This huge
missile made deep dent in the deck when it
strsck, and the deckhand narrowly escaped
it. 1t was put into the cooks refrigerator
and kept until arrival in port, when it wss
shown to numerous curious people,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-16
Toledo.

TOLEDO, O., July Wheat-94c higher
but dull: No. , red cash or July Sl69l5
August Sl0954 September 111$l, October
$fl29S, year, SI.09lt, January ST 1Sl3 No )
red sI01 Corn-firm and shade better:
No . cash SIC, August 55c, September 55zc,
REJECTED Sic; no grade S7I5c Oats-Active
and steady; No, , cash 3sc August Sic,
September 1l5c, year 2a15 q a3O]%c
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-16
Administrators Notice.

Estate OF Hans Maasen, deCeased
The undersigned, having been appointed Admin
strator of the estate Of Hans Maasen, late of the
county of Rock Island, State of Illinois, deceased
hereby give notice that he viii appear before the
county court of Rock Island county, at the Office
of the clerk of said Court, in the city Of RoeB
Island, at the September term on the Third Mon
day in September next, at which time all 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 es
tate are requested to make immediate payment tc
the undersigned
Dated this 11th day Of July, A. D.. 1888.
AUGUST HERKERT
july-12w3w Administrator.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-16
The LiNe @tock Market.

UNION Stock YARDS July 14-Cattle-
Market steady, the demand fair and prices
unchanged, the pens being cleared at the
close, Fancy shipping steers, S5.SO@6.00;
choice, S5.55@5. IS; good to extra good do,
fat cows and heifers, So GOA 70; common to
fair do, 50 20@3.5 80; bulls and stags. So 50@
8 80; Texas grass steers, So. 50d4 50; do corn
fatted, ~ 75G525; native feeding steers,
81 60@5,O0; stockers, S325@435 Hogs
Packed since March, $4,000 head; sand date
lsst year, 1,15O,00o; quality good; prices a
shade higher, and all sold Fair to chaice
to choice mixed weights, 81 SOFAS Is; good to
choice heavy, s5.l0@540 Sheep-Steady
and unchanged Sales: Common, 81. 25d2 IS;
fair to medium, So 9O@3 40; good do, S3.25@
$50; and choice S370@41 10 per 100 lbs;
fancy, 81. 209450. chiefly at s3.o09400.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-16
Each County Had a Candidate

DEs MONIES, Iowa, July 1.-THE Repub-
Ican senatorial convention, comprising the
counties of Shelby, Guthrie and Dallas, ad-
journed on the /, Tooth ballot, being unable to
make choice Each county had a candidate
and would not yield
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-16
He &S0t There.

LAFAYETTE, Ind, July 14-William Heath
left Lafayette, Ind, at the outbreak of
since been heard from until he sent notice
the other day that he would appear and claim
his share of S35, 900 i'll the family property
His aged father died last year.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-16
Chicago Market.

CEIcAGo. July Is.

HOGS-Estimate receipts to-day, are 11000
light IS 30td5 IS; mixed packing, S4 S0d5 Is
choice heavy, S. 10Q15 30.
WHEAT-Sl0s 0s Aug S. 04S Sept 81 06 il
Oct.
CORN-52h Aug. 5s7s Sept 51h Oct
0ATS-33R July; 2s44 August; 273. Sept
PORK-$13 IS Aug. $14 90 Sept. $14 70Oct.
LARD-Ss 60 August; s. rs Sept. s S2Ia Oct.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-16

'TwuZ Saturday mite, the wakes wurk wuZ dun
In McFadden's saloon it looked hazy;
Twas blue from the poipes of few Irish lads,
Who wor smokin and takin it aizy;
And wan of the crowd was Jerry oDowd-
Not better man stands ON two fate;
For box or tip, for song or a jig,
Not lad could wild Jerry compate.
Wild smokin and drinkin' the tonne slipped away,
'Twuz good nachered crowd maxim merry,
Till party came in and shpoke m way
That at wanst was resinted by Jerry.
'Twus all about Bell Dog the party did shpaIle,
sayin Bull dog wuz not right in flavor,
Not one of the byes wuz there wild O'DOwd.
Wud take such remark in good favor
And Jerry shpoke out wild flash in his eye,
his words they conld all understand:
Me name is O'Dowd, can back up the wurd,
'Tis the foinest chew made In the land
Coats were doffed, and parties divide,
Sure a dozen heads thump on the fiure':
But them as wuz hit by the fist of O'Dowd
Wur landed clane outside the dure.
Whin the ruction WIZ ovcrthe friends of ODowd
Sorra wan showed the mark of fte;
While not spalpeen of the opposite side
But had slnnk like a thafe out ov site.
Wild Glasses a clinkin' O'Dowd gev toast,
His friend. wild responses jined in;
Wild Here's to the Bull Dog. the finest ag chews
Iver placed twixt yer nose and yer chin;
May it iver now be top the hape,
The Bull Dog the best that is shown
The champion chew av Americas land,
of fne cut the choicest that's known,
q. H. SCHOCK fR.
ROCK ISLAND.
may-1S-d3m
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-07-16
, Tho KaIlnW Eever

NEW ORLEANS, July 14-There are at
Ship island three cases of yellow fever on the
bark Atlanta, and three vessels towed from
Pensacola also have the disease on board
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-08-17
She Turned the Tables.

The public has long conceded that
the power of the hotel clerk is superior
to that of Presi lent. A new rival has
sprung up in the railroad ticket agent,
as was demonstrated at an Iowa sta
tion few weeks ago.
II want a ticket to B." said a
well known lady of the town, just be-
fore train time.
"Twenty-four cents responded the
agent, working his sausage machine.
She laid down silver quarter. Being
well acquainted and practical joker,
the agent drew up from his pocket
glittering pants button, passed it over
with the ticket and scooped up the
quarter.
SIS that legal tender ;" asked the
lady, quietly.
"Oh, yes he answered with mock
gravity, ''they are the mainstay of the
republic
She pocketed it and got aboard, leav.
ing the agents face coruscating with
smiles.
A few days after he told it to brig
ade OF runners buying tickets for B.,
and while enjoying the encore, the la
dy appeared with
"ricket for, please
"Twenty-four cents, with a sly wink
at the runners. He laid down the tick
ct She scooped it and laid down TWEEN
ty-four dazzling buttons, exactly like
the first.
"You said they were legal tender.
They go long ways supporting the
family" she chirped sweetly, as she
bowed from the presence of more than
presidential prerogative
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-08-17

shut the door"
"There has been lady here, your
boy tells me
ayes, the lady. She wished to see
her unclc's room once more. Sweetly
appropriate, wasn't it 2
"Yes, yes !"
"Well, out of consideration for her
feelings"
"Bother her feelings L
81 left her alone-and look here !"
He was on his knees in the twinkling
Of an eye, and had both his eyes glued
on the top of the eleventh and twelfth
volumes of Bevan's Reports of the
Court of Chancery. The layer of dust,
which elsewhere lay in uniform smooth
ness, was here disturbed.
"The will is in chancery, and may
depend upon it, l said. airily. AT
sign from me Ford gingerly removed
the books and opened, first one and
shook it-nothing. l won't swear that
our faces did not flush as he opened the
other and shook it--nothing Then he
got up and used naughty word. l
examined the volume closely, with the
same result.
"Nothing wrong with our calcula-
tions, is there :"
"No; under the missing will she
gets $4,000. That will disappears that
she may get two-thirds of the whole
estate under the first, when, 10, up
starts an intermediate villa devlish
odd will--leaving her only $500, and
good, as far as she knows, until the
missing one turns up. She's no fool
therefore it will turn up"
"If she has not destroyed it "
Exactly. How much time did you
| give her? ?"
olive minutes at least, and some
one has been at these books, Wal
minute what fools we have been !"
The two volumes of Bevan's reports
lay upon the floor side l plunged my
hand into the orifce caused by their
absence from the shelf. l groped.
Ford's eyes grew perceptibly bigger.
whats this - l cried. and brought
out paper.
"Right !" he shouted, as he hastily
glanced at it outside. "The lost will !
We've won
"No chance of FIVE years with
eh, now, Ford ?"
"No; but, upon my honor, at one
time things looked awkward
The $4,000 were promptly paid to
Miss Chilling, and she has passed from
our sight with that modest indepen-
dence. She was very clever woman,
and will most certainly get on in the
world. am glad she never learned
how she was checkmated. Olive Great
head is now the wife Of sour Mr.. Ford. -
A cozy, pleasant resort is their house
lin Grenville place. So much of the
business of Ford, Ford & Bittle comes
to my chambers in Hare court that l
also am thinking of setting up little
double establishment at the West End.
Ford and / sometimes chat over the
Sergeants three wills, and the last time
dined with him heard him say, with
singular emphasis, to his guest on his
right
"You never forged will, now,
suppose, Sir John 2"
81, sir 2" cried the alderman, with
portentous dignity.
"Oh, no, of course not but do you
know, l dare say you've dined at the
same table with the people who have.
The worthy merchant swelled and
swelled with indignation until l quite
feared for him And yet, do you know
think Ford was right. Time.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-08-17
A Lesson in Politeness.

a friend of Dean Swift one day sent
him a turbot as a present by servant
who had frequently been on similar
errand, but had never received any
thing for his trouble Having gained
admission he opened the study door,
and putting the fish on the floor cried
out, rudely: master sent you a tur-
bot y Young man. said the Dean,
rising from his easy chair, is that the
way you deliver IA message Let me
teach you better manners. Sit down
in my chair--we will change places,
and ! will teach you how to behave in
the future The boy sat down, and
the Dean going out, came up TO the
door and, making low bow, said /:
"Sir, master presents his kind compli
ment2, hopes you are well, and requests
your acceptance of a small present, "
Does he p replied the boy, Return
him my best thanks, and here's half a
crown for yourself" The Dean, thus
caught in his own trap, laughed hearti-
ly, and gave the boy crown for his
ready wit, The teacher, as well az
the scholar, received a lesson that time
The boy certainly knew enough to
make his way through the world
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-08-17

Professor Huxley holds that an
acre of good fishing ground will yield
more food in wcc!. than an acre of
the best land will produce in year.
Huxley evidently never tried catching
fish himself If he had he would
know that one fish TO each square mile
of water is about the average nova
days
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-08-17
RATas OF AovERTIslNe.

Yearly Advertisements payable quarterly. Tran
silent advertisements must be paid dfor beforel
cd except where parties have accounts.
Legal advertisements two dollars per Inch for
three insertions, and at that rate for additional
Insertions without reference TO length.
Executors, Administrators, and Auditor 9 notices
three dollars. Must be paid for when Inserted.
Transient or Local notices, ten cents line, regu-
lar advertisements half rates.
Cards in the Business Directory" column, one
dollar year for each lire.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-05-11
PROVIDENCE AND THE W0OD-PILE.

One snowy Saturday night. years
ago, when the wood pile of the Alcott
household was very low. neighbor's
child came to beg little wood. as
'the baby was very sick and father off
on spree with his wages"
There was baby, too, in the Alcott
household; and the storm was wild.
and the Sabbath was coming between
that night and the chance of more
wood. For once Mrs. Alcott hesi,ated
but the serene Sage of Concord looked
out, undismayed, into the wild and
wintry storm.
Give half our stock said he. res
olutely, land trust to Providence.
Wood will come, or the weather will
moderate
His wife laughed, and answered
cheerfully, well, at any rate. then
need is greater than ours, and il suI
half gives out, we can go to bed and
tell stories"
SO good half of the wood went tc
the poor neighbor. Later on in the
evening the storm increased, and the
family council decided to cover mp the
fire, to keep it, and go to bed. Just
then came a knock on the door, and
10! it was the farmer who usually sup
piled Mr.. Alcott with wood.
He had started to go into Bostor
with his load, but the storm SO drove
in his face. and the snow so drifGed il
his path, that it had driven him back
and now, if he might unload his loat
there. it would save him taking il
home again. and he 's'posed" they't
be wanting some soon.
Ofcourse, his proposition was glad
ly accepted, and as the farmer wen
off to the wood shed, the triumphan
Sage of Concord turned to his wife
with a wise look which much i'm
pressed his children. and said:
didn't l tell you wood would come
if the weather did not moderated
Youths Companion.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-05-11
A STUPID LANGUAGE.

A respected German citizen Of this
city has a bright son who recently
applied for the place of errand boy
at the office of one of our street rail
ways. He was engaged and his ap-
pearance was so favorable that the
superintendent made a remark upon
it which did not, however, seem to
please the boy. who took occasion to
go home and did not return. In his
place came the old man.
mime poy comes not pack, he
said. Il likes not doze rlaze for him. y
Il am sorry" remarked the super
intendent. mildly. I'VE like the boy
and would make it worth while to
him to stay"
"Nein. nein.r' said the old man
angrily, Il not prings him for dot
pininess; he work not py de shtables
NIT der hosses"
Certainly not" assented the super
intenaent, I'VE want him here in the
Office to run errands and do chores" J."
"1aw. yaw. dot is vat l thinks: put
he comes home some more and say he
vas shtable poy-shtable poy! dot
vas vat you tells him, po grachiousw
The superintendent thought mo
ment, then he laughed.
Il said he was good stable boy,
but didn't-oh, ha! ha! mean a barn
i meant he was steady-oh, come
here, Jacob and explain-tell him
what I meant--hai ha. har'
1t took the whole office force to ex-
plain it through an interpreter, and
then the old man still looked suspi-
cious as he grumbled:
We'll. let's him gone pack some
more, but mine Gott. vot shtupit
langvidch."
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-05-11
INSOMNIA.
The Cause Of and Remedies for the Distressing
Trouble.
BEEF TEA AS \ CURE FOR SLEEP
LESSNESS.

The causes that produce this seri-
Gus trouble are various Not unfre-
quently the tendency to it is inherited
with delicate nervous organization,
and overwork will increase it. 1t is
difficult for the sufferer to know Just
how much work. mental and physical.
may be accomplished without produc-
ing the unpleasant result. For one
SO constituted most watchful care
becomes important, and the most in
teresting employment must be turned
away from at the first sense of weari-
ness.
An earnest conversation with a
friend exciting your sympathy, the
demand upon your strength made by
an invalid. reading an article that
stimulates the mind to intense think
ing. may, any of them, cause you to
spend weary, wakeful hours, and lead
10 severe exhaustion on the morrow.
By Watchfulness you may learn to
spare yourself the over fatigue. as a
duty which others may not under
stand the reason for. You NAV avoid
the conversation and the book at
evening, seeking them at an earlier
hour when the choice lies with YOU.
Bnt with every care you are liable to
suffer from causes you can neither
foresee nor prevent.
Sometimes Indigestion will awaken
yoll at the small hours and take re-
venSe for some very slight departure
from the careful diet you uniformly
adopt. Recently it has been discov-
cred that many persons lose hours of
sleep because they are in need of
nourishment-that the fast is too
long that continues from supper time
at 6 O'Clock until 6 or s o'clock the
next morning.
Physicians who used to prescribe
bromide OF soda or potassium for
-leeplessncss now urge their patients
- take beef tea instead The writer,
after taking various prescriptions
with little benefit, was at length so
fortunate as to receive such advice.
At first beef tea was used. with some
light bread or biscuit broken in it,
slpped from spoon as warm as it
could be taken. Afterward, milk.
just scalded. not boiled, was substi-
tuted, and to make it more easy of
digestion a tablespoonful of lime
water was added to half tumblerful
OF milk. TO facilitate matters a DOC
ket stove with an alcohol lamp or an
arrangement for the gas fixture should
be at hand. If neither beef tea nor
milk can be easily procured, hot wa
ter with an infusion of hops or mint
may be substituted, or even hot water
alone will quiet restlessness and in
duce sleep. A darkened room that
the moonbeams can not enter, little
fresh air from an open Fireplace or
window, are valuable assistants in
making the sleep continuous.
When once the habit of wakeful-
ness is broken up, the beef tea or
milk may be taken cold, but not
iced. If you are always poor sleep
er, it will be we'll to continue the late
supper as permanent thing in your
daily life. Provide for it in the case
of aged and delicate persons who
may be under your roof. and as the
troubles of life appear more weighty
when scanned in the midnight hours,
you may be able to Tighten the load
for the rest of their journey.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-05-11
BAD SHAME AND GOOD SHAME.

Miss Milford relates a curious in
ing at the house of Mr. John Walter.
the founder OF the London Times,
then an old man retired from active
business She describes him as the
shyest of men," and one who had the
foible to be ashamed of his former oc-
cnpation of printer and journalist.
This weakness was SO well known
to his friends that. although the Times
was already the first journal in
Europe, they never mentioned its
name IN his hearing.
On the occasion just referred to.
one of the company was Thomas
Moore, in the heyday of his celebrity.
both as poet and as a diner out He
arrived with Mr. Barnes, the editor of
the Times, who introduced him to Mr..
Walter.
Finding himself thus in the society
of two men, renowned for their con
nection with journalism and totally
ignorant of the foible of Mr.. Walter.
the poet launched at once into the
subject that seemed to him the most
suitable to the company, namely. the
great and famous Times newspaper.
The proprietor and the editor both
sat ''in agony as the brilliant talker
kept on during the whole dinner. CON
versing of nothing but the great pa
per, alluding freely to noted occur
ences in its history, and battling all
attempts of the journalists present TO
''sink the shop" The rest OF the com
pany We're extremely diverted by the
comic situation.
Miss Milford soon after took an op-
portunity to explain to the author of
"Lalla Rookh" the mishap OF which
he had been the innocent cause.
Il am very glad" said Moore, that
l made the mistake. They deserve it
for being ashamed OF what. rightly
considered, is an honor"
1t seems an odd weakness in an old
man to be ashamed of the one thing
that made him important and inter
esting; but it is by no means an I'M
common trait. The French are wise
in making a distinction between good
shame and bad shame; good shame
having a guilty cause, and bad shame
an innocent one.
Bad shame is often far more in
tense than the virtuous shame which
we feel at bad actions \ noted au-
thor observed, the other day, that he
had never in his whole life expert
enced such agonizing panc- Of shame
as when he was forced t. wear at
school an oldfashioned check apron.
when no other boy Wore one. He de-
clared that, for years after, he could
not even think of it without hot ears
and flaming cheeks.
Most persons have mental reser-
voir of this bad shame. 1t is an ac-
emulation of weakness that is not
creditable either to ones manhood or
to his good sense. The best remedy
is to open 1t. Let in the air and the
light. If the weakness assumes the
form of intense pride of position or
of character, take opportunities of
modestly mentioning that your great
uncle was travelling tinker. or that
your grandmother took in washing, or
that your father commenced life in
patched pantaloons. This course of
treatment is a specific. The acuteness
of the bad shame will be deadened,
and you can expend your penitence
upon more sensible iobjects-the
things of which yon ought to be
ashamed Youths Companion.