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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-06
DanyiIIe Riot Investigation.

WASHINGTON CITY, March THE Dan
vile committee callei j. c. Fowler, white,
late Of Bristol, Va, chairman of his county
Readjuster committee, and now clerk of the
United States court at Abingdon, Va
He identified a circular as current in
his neighborhood previous to the election.
1t declared that a race conflict had
been brought about at Danville, and that
Malone was responsible for it. a telegram
from Danville was appended to the circular,
saying: I'VE are standing in our own doors
with guns, protecting our families Post
this up at courthouse door," and signed
@P N Robertson" Witness said there was
an effort on the part Of the Democratic party
TO reduce the issue to the question; "Are
you Niger or are You a white mani"
The witness had never seen such intensity
of feeling since the firing on Fort Sumter as
was created by the circulars and the reports
put out by the Democrats.
Senator Vance protested against the ad.
mission of evidence of this characteristic
circulation of Fly circulars and political re
ports.
Witness was stationed at the polls during
the day of election and considered his life in
danger. 1t was his duty to challenge votes.
The Democrats had taken possession of the
windows through which the challenging mus
be done. Witness was forced tC
stand behind Democrats, and challenge over
| their shoulders. Every challenge gave rise
to much abuse on the part Of Democrats
| Witness was publicly insulted, and two OIL
| three times assaulted ON election day On one
! occasion he was rescued by Democratic Of
| firials
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-06
New York.

NEW DIRK, March 5.
Wheat-openei 1sg14c higher, afterward
lost advance in some cases, declined trifle
very little doing; No. ? red March, SI0SG
Loss; April Sl.09s4@I .l01s; May, SL1l]6
@LI2B; June, 81 13@l 1875; August,
Sl.l1}a. Corn-Opened firm, afterward de-
clined triie; mixed western spot, 51@6Ss;
future, 62G647sc Oats-Shade lower and
dull; western, 40@l7c. Provisions-Ree:-
quiet and unchanged. Pork quiet and I'M
changed. Lard dull and lower; steam
rendered, So GO.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-06
I)1'. CLARKE
NO FEE Established 1851. fSe G.
Until Rettevy} Chicago, Ill. ! CIark g.

The REGULAR OLD FsT,"
LISHED PHYSICIAN and sI1B
GEON DR.. CLARKE, at the IA \,
number continues to treat viii, ~
his usual GREAT SKILL on
PRIVATE, CHRONIC, NTRvt'
Gus ard SPECIAL DIsFASr9
DIR. CLARKE is the Oldest Al
yertisinp Physician. as sIa- u,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-06
st. Louis.

ST. LOUIS, March 5.
Wheat-Higher; No. ? red, 81. 095S al. i0sz
cash; 81. los March, Sl.1149l II, closing 4 t
inside, May: 1.l094 @l.l0s June, Sl.ol13Q
LOIS July, 9S15c year, No. red 81 6ld
Corn-Not noticeably changed; 1874 eg49l4c
cash, 4S7sc March, 49$5g G4915c Aprii, sos oslo,
| closing at 50}sc May, 5l$4@51Sc June, 5255c
April, 35ssg3515c May. Rye-Steady; sec
Barley-Dull and Unchanged Corn Meal
Quiet; $3.50. Whisky-Steady; Sl.lC. Pro
visions-Dull; only a small job trade.
Toledo.
TOLEDO Ohio, March s.
Wheat-Quiet but firm; No, = red cash,
81 DOL 9Sl05; March, 81 OU15; April. s. 02Js
May, Sl0415; June 500; July, $l.G3 bld;
No. 5 red, 95@91c; rejected, 65G7Oc Corn
Quiet and easy; high mixed, 541k@55c; No.
, cash or March, 531ze; April, 5494c; May,
| 501lc no grade, 45c Oats-Duli but steady;
| No. 2 cash, s534 G37c; March, SIC asked
May, S715c bid. Clover-Dull; prime cas- b
pr March, $50; April, $3.50 asked; No. O.
! k550 asked.
Milwaukee.
MILWAUKEE, Wis. March :.
| Realistically and quiet, 9314c; 91c,
March: 9l5sc, April; 96%c, May; 9Sssc,
June. Corn-Steady, 53l2c Oats-Q diet
and scarce; 3215c, mixed Rye-Higher;
SIC, No. l.: 57]9c No. .. Bariey-Strongor;
,9IIc, No. 2: 55c, extra No.
Detroit.
DETaorr, March ).
Wheat-Steaiy; cash an March, s1032l
April, s105; May, S1.o55s; No. 2 red cash,
h039s; No. white, 9i15c Corn-No. Z
ash, 53Alc asked. Oats-No. 9 white, 3S16c;
10. ., 3tl1Sc bid
The Press., 1884-08-21
Norwich Bulletin. l

# Conductor Horace Saunders, of the SNortliern road, came down Wednesday for the purpose of going down to the sea in a Ship for fortnight and forgetting bus iness upon the great waters. He was ac- scompanied by George Francis, of his train, swho is chaplain of his staff, and who also peddles out Adams express prize packages lon the line of the Northern road. At New London, Horace was joined by the chief sengineer of his staff, Chief Carrier, of Nor wich, who had been west to fireman $ gathering, where he was greeted with a rousing reception-a reception so hearty and genuine that many thought there had been another earthquake. MT. Saunders brought with him half car of personal baggage, but considerate friends in New London thad carefully packed an extrs grip-sack for his further conyenience
 D The Bulletin correspondent being sworn in as an interpreter, he made a deposition as to the bags contents as follows : One pair blue glass spectacles, set of buttons to be substituted for his solid gold buttons and made of sacred elephant ivory, Watts Hymns and Young's Night Thoughts Icon
 tributed by Chaplain Francis), Hoyle'
 games, pair of five-cent stockings, clock ed, or at least obtained on tick, Railwa,
 Guide of 1872, printed .rnles for rescuins the drowning, Salvation army badge, yellow flannel night-cap, two quarts o
 rheumatic, liniment, etc., etc. "Horace,
 said George, as he took. his hand, "don'
 send me any of the fish you catch c. O D., unless they are cod l''7
The Press., 1884-08-21
Advertisimg Oheatsy!!l

'It has become so common to begin an ar l ticle, in an elegant, interesting style. 'sThen run it into some advertisement that we avoid all such, ''And simply call attention to the merits of Hop Bitters in as plain, honest terms as pos sible, d, s
 ssTo induce people
 ssTo give them one trial, which so proves their value that they will never use anything | else. s"The Remedy so favoraDy noticed in all the pa- pers, a t4 A1 ia Having large sale, and is suppanting all other medicines. and the proprietors of Hop Bters have shown great | shrewdness and ability ..In compromising medicine whose virtues are 80 palpable to every ones observation" Did She Die "No!
 ''She fingered and suffered along, pining away all the time for years,"
 '"The doctors doing her no good ;'' | 'And at last was cured by this Hop. .Bltters the papers say so much about" ~e 'tIndeed! Indeed ?!
 "How thankful we should be for that med icine."
 A Daughter's M Misery. ''Eleyen years our daughter suffered on a bed of misery.
 ''From complication of kindey, liver, ,rheu. matic trouble and Nervous debility. ] B.
 ''Under the care of the best physicians,
 ''Who gave her disease various names,
 ''But no relief, F. EfT "E
 "And now she is restored to us in good health by as simple remedy as Hop Bitters, that we had summed for years before using t."-TH1 PARENTS.
 Father is Getting We'll.
 My daughters say:
 Glow much better father is since he useo Hop Bitters." , ~ s$. 4E %E
 ''He is getting we'll after his long suffering from disease declared incurable."
 "And we are so glad that he used your Bi ters. "A LADY of Utita, N. Y.
 Eg-None genuine without bunch of greer Hops on the white label. Shun all the vile poisonous stuff with "Hop" or "Hops" il their name.
The Press., 1884-08-21

Bishop Clark, writing in the Independ- ent, says: "A student in the Andoyer seminary, whom I we'll know and who af- terward became very useful minister,
 was suspended for while because of the offence that he gave when it came his turn to return thanks, at the close of the conn mon dinner, by yenturing to suggest that, if it were consistent with the divine pur- pose, it would be gratifying to have some improvement in the fare'
The Press., 1884-08-21

HoNEsr.-In these days of adulteration and fraud, in all branches of business and pur' suits, it is pleasing to know that there is one medicine prepared which is strictly pure: Such medicine is Sulphur Bitters in curing scrofua; you can depend on them every time. W. B. EvERrs, A. M,, Gharleston,s. 0
The Press., 1884-08-21
HARM FOR sALE.,-The subserib

I CT offers for sale his farm, situated on Village Hi two miles from the fourishing borough of Staf- ford Springs containing about 150 acres suitably d- vided into Moving, Pasturage and Wood Land on which there are several hnndred cords of wood Cap able of sustaining ten head of stock, summer and winter. Running water in pasture two never-fang wells of water at house and barn. Buildings in good condition. Aise will sell Farming Implements, Wag- ons, Bugges Harnesses, and Tools, too numerous to eight years old one yoke four year old Steers; one Horse-good roadster-capable of good service. All
 the above sold sngly or collectively to suit purchaser
 Call at residence Village Hill, address subscriber at Stafford Springs, Conn. SMITH BARTLETT
The Press., 1884-08-21

Texas Siftings: Jim Webster, a hard look ing colored man was brought to a justice in Austin for stealing some money from the house of Colonel Jones, one of the most re- speetable citizens. 6.f.sss s41.ss
 Said the judge very impresslvcay to Jim
 ''Didnt you know that no good can come it Pn
 ssBoss, didn't know Colonel Jones stole dat money. I'allus 'spected him ob bein' an hones' man. White folks am gettin' to be mighty unreliable nowadays"
The Press., 1884-08-21

The Hap Plaster will cure Back Ache, and all other pains instantly. 25 cts. only, at druggists. r 2
 DoN'T SPILL THE M1LK-ssThere is no use crying over spilled milk" says the old saw. If you not only bald, but have no life in the roots of your hair, there is no use crying over that, either. Take both time and your self by the forelock while there is forelock left. Apply Parker's Hair Balsam to your hair before matters get worse. It will arrest the falling off of your hair and restore its original color, gloss and softness. It is a perfect dressing withal, clean, and richly per fumed, cools and heals the scalp.
 NOBODY Knows what I suffered for years with those terrible racking sick headaches. Life was only 8 torment to me if you are SC troubled, would advise you to use Sulphur Bitters, for they cured.-CLARA BELLE.
The Press., 1884-08-21

Brooklyn Eagle: "For ten years past, said the new boarder, ''my habits have been regular as clockwork. I rose on the stroke of 6; half an hour later sat down to break fast; at seven was at work, dined at 12, ate supper at 6, and was in bed at 9:30, ate only hearty food, and hadn't sick day in all that time." "Dear me-" said the deacon, in sym pathetic tones, ''and what were you in for ?'' And in the awful silence that followed you could hear the hash grate its teeth. iI 'd:
The Press., 1884-08-21
Cross Bridges.

When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria, When she was Child, she cried for Castoria, When she was Miss, she chung to Castoria, When she had Children, she gave them Castoria
The Press., 1884-08-21
New York and Ne V England R. K. Time Table.

Leave ROCKVILLE FOR HARTFoRD-7.2O. 9.O5 a. m.,
 12.05, 130, 2.1O, 4.55, 7.10 D. m. HARTFORD FOR RocKvILLE-6.5O, 800 a. m., IF. .05,
 2.20, 4.4O; 40 p. m. 'Hf,- 4.2+. Leave WILL1AiARF1d FOR pRovIDENcE-sO6 1o. .15
 a. m., 8.3O D. m. Y f# ttN' t-H' 'N. PROVIDENCE, FOR WILL1MANT1c-915a a. m., 2.4O ' a.30 p. m.
 uDaily A. c. KENDALL, Gen. Pass, Agt.
The Press., 1884-08-21

1 MT. Peter Stallmann, Bennington Town ship, Iowa, having suffered with rheumatism
 was induced to try St. Jacobs Oil, the mar
 velous pain reliever, and was entirely cured l by it's use. -.----- --- - -ll@
The Press., 1884-08-21

@-You WILL BE HAPPY Make your old things look like new by using the Diamond and you w De nap Wells, Richardson < Co.,, Burlington, Vt r,
The Press., 1884-08-21

WHAT IS GAMBLING ?-In coHF5 -0ff- the Pacific Coast, not long since, 1t was de cided that the Chinese game of atanlfam' was gambling, and consequently prohibit ed. In the course of the opinfAl irender ed, the court spoke in the folloNir strain
 ssIhe coin of the realm, when used to play ;thB game of match, heads and talls odd or eveh,,' for money or anything of value long and short straw when used N play the game of draw straws' for f2le same purpose-a wheel of fortune. of grab bag when used at church fares, or festi vals, or elsewhere to dispose 6 articles o value upon the chance of getting some thing for comparatively nothing, are eacE and all of them, so far just as much gam bling devices as cards or dice cansbe. II short anything which is used as means of playing for money or anything of value so that the result depends more largely o1 chance than skill, is so far a gambling de vice" Frtk k9S
The Press., 1884-08-21

KILL THE LATE WEEDS. The fight with the weeds in the corn- field should not stop with the cultivator. We have frequently seen farmers strive manfully against the pests until midsummer, and then, through negligence, subject themselves to annoy ance through the next season. Some weeds have a limited season of growth. and if kept out until midsummer, will rarely come up again others continsse growing until severe frosts come. An old Illinois farmer said cocklebnrr would come up in the morning, grow until four in the afternoon, and mature seeds before the frost could killit that night. This E an exaggeration, yet the cockleburr must be fought until there are heavy frosta The velvet-leaf, Jimson, and rag-weeds, will commence growth almost as late Weeds are very prolific, and an occasional l one gone to seed in the corn-f field, will in sure good crop, the next seassn. Corn should not be cultivated after 1t is tasseled, but the weeds can be cut out without dis turbing the soil. For this purpose we have seen a short scythe used, but We much prefer hoe with a sharp edge.
The Press., 1884-08-21
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Volume 27. Number 2l.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

F PUFFER, Custom Boot and Shoe He Maker and Repairer. The best of workmen and the best of stock. Central Hall Block, Stafford Springs.
The Press., 1884-08-21

~ T. PRESTON, Counselor at Law, Os Notary Public, and Justice of the Peace, Wll- liuO
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1884-10-18

A door is sometimes ajar, and
an earthquake always is.
Deaf mutes converse by signs
because actions speak louder
than words.
Jay-Eye-See and Maud S. are
very fast, but DR.. Tanner was
faster.
The most verdant young man
Of the period was the one who
attempted to cut grass with a
bicycle.
Nothing is more tender,
nothing more violent than love-"
says the man who never had a soft
corn.
A Chicago lawyer has written
poem entitled My Conscience.
He must have powerful mag
nation.
All you have got to do is to
plant the cabbage and nature will
come along after a little while
and put a head on it.
1t is said that good book
is the best companion man can
have. This, we imagine, is espec-
tally so, if it happens to be a
bank book,
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1884-10-18
sIeso Dramatic suspense.

Agnes loves Bullethead Bull
lethead loves Agnes. Bliss. The
stern parent objects to their IN
ion. Gloom. They try to eiope.
Good. They are caught Bad.
They try the Dir. Tanner business,
to see if the stern parent won't re-
lent. Awful suspense. Will she
starve to death No; and the
stern parent does notrelent. OBJ
stinate man. AT last the lovers
are alone together on a rock very
high up. 1t is for the last time
Their lips meet together in the
last, long, quivering kiss. Is it
accident, or is it design Noone
will ever be able to tell. The stern
parent approaches in the distance.
They are treading horribly near
the fatal precipice. They grow
dizzy. Their arms are about each
other. There: they are gone !
Don't look, reader, for PHYS sake,
don't look /! They will fall, down
'steen stories and bust. The end.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1884-10-18
Rub the Rust OFF.

DR.. J. M. Reid, Secretary of the
Missionary society, tells a story
relative to himself. Once, when
editor, he was invited to preach in
Chicago. He was taken to the
church by a good brother, who
landed him there early, and, no
one being present but himself, he
took seat in the church alone to
mediate and rest for the evening
sermon. It was just at dusk, and
he heard persons engaged in a
prayer service in an adjoining
room. He listened, presently a
loud, jealous brother engaged in
prayer. He touched upon various
matters, and invoked the Divine
blessing upon them, including "the
speaker of the evening"" DR.. Reid.
For him he prayed very much as
follows: 20, Lord, bless him who
Is to speak to us this evening; he
is q poor, weak man, but make him
q power. We know that he is
only an editor, and that he is
rusty; but, @, Lord, rub the rust
off, DR.. Reid said that the man
prayed earnestly, oblivious to the
fact that sthe editor" was listen
ing; and, as an emphasis to his
prayer, he (the Doctor) uttered a
hearty "Amen."
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1884-10-18
MY Girl.

A little corner with its crib,
A little mug, a little bib,
A little tooth, so pearly white,
A little rubber ring to bite.
A little plate all lettered round,
A little rattle to resound,
A little creeping see she stands
A little step 'twixt outstretched
hands.
A little doll with fiaXen hair,
A little willow rocking chair,
A little dress of richest hue,
A little pair of CATERS blue.
A little school day after day,
A little schoolma'am to obey,
A little study-soon its past,
A little graduate at last.
A little muff for winter weather,
A little iocky hat and feather,
A little sack with funny pockets,
A little charm, ring, and lockets.
A little while to dance and bow,
A little escort homeward now,
a little party, somewhat late,
A little lingering at the gate.
A little walk in leafy June,
A little talk while shines the moon,
A little reference to papa,
A little planning with mamma.
A little ceremony grave,
A little struggle to be brave.
A little cottage on lawn.
A little kiss-my girl was gone.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1884-10-18
The Result of a ssPersOnal. y

A funny story is told of lady
who was foolish enough to answer
a personal" in a daily paper
which stated that young man was
DESTROYS of making the acquaint-
ance of a young woman, with a
view to matrimony. She carried
on long correspondence with the
advertiser, taking, however, the
precaution to have her letters
copied by a confidential friend.
She always sent the copies and
retained originals. Her answer
came regularly, but her cors-
pondent was quite as cautious
as she was herself, for he always
employed type writer, and she
had no means of becoming fami-
liar with his handwriting. Finally,
after good deal of gush, a meet
ing was agreed upon by the pair,
and the lady was somewhat sur.
prised, when she arrived at the
place appointed, to see her broth
or, wearing in his button hole the
flower which was decided upon
as the means of Identification.
They both acknowledged their folly
by indulging in hearty laugh
and went home together, fully
resolved to havenothing to do with
these traps to catch the unwary,
called personals"
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1884-10-18

Proverbs about women are
common in every language, but
particularly so in the east. In
Japan they say: where the
hen crows, the house goes to
ruin" evidently an eastern rem
dition to the gray mare; but IN
China, "a bustling woman and
Growing hen are neither fit for
gods and men," while the Per-
SLAMS believe in adapting the
means to the end, as indicated by
the expression, ''If you be cock,
crow; if q hen, lay eggs" In
Russia, ut never goes well when
the hen crows and another
thought is pertinently expressed
in the proverb, ''The wife does
not beat the husband, but her
temper rules him. The Chinese,
however, have perhaps the mean
est saying about women ever writ
ten: "There are two good women;
one dead, the other unborn As
an expression of confidence, how
ever, it is closely pushed by the
Bengalese notion: "a perfect
woman is as rare as wings upon a
cat, or air flowers, or rabbits
horns, or tortoise hair ropes. J"
Woman, as a wife, is not less the
object of proverbial attention.
The Talmud says: Though the
wife be little, bow down to her."
that is, listen to her advice; while
the Chinese say: GA good man
will not beat his wife," self
evident proposition, the truth of
which is not affected by the Per-
sian: "a bad wife is like fig
tree growing ON the wall" which
mdermines the wall by it's
roots. In China, "The widow is
like a rudderless boat" and in
Siam, "He who marries a wolf,
looks often to the forest" In
Russia, "a wife is not a guitar"
which will be silent wnen you
have done with it; while in Cey-
lon, "a wife is like the morning
flower" to be tenderly handled.
The Talmud, however, sums up
the whole case: "God did not
make woman from mans head,
that she should rule over him;
nor from his feet, that she should
be his slave; but from his side,
that she should be near his heart"
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1884-10-18
An End to Bone Scraping

Edward Shepherd, of Harrisburg, H.,
says: "Having received SO much bene-
fit from Electric Bitters, feel it my duty
to let suffering humanity know it. Have
had running sore on my leg for eight
years; my doctors told me would have
to have the bone scraped or leg amputa-
ted. | used, instead, three bottles of
Electric Bitters and seven boxes Bucklen's
Arnica Salve. and my leg is now sound
and WE'LL
Electric Bitters are sold at Fifty cents a
bottle, and Bucklen's Arnica Salve at
Csc. per box by e. G. Williams 4 Bro.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1884-10-18
The Mosquitoes and Cold
Meat,
Arkansaw Traveller.

HIhauastW AEasclci.
A guest at a country hotel, af-
ter vainly trying to sleep, sum
moned the negro waiter, and said:
"Look here, what the duce am /
going to do about these mosquit-
oes? They are about to eat me
up
Sorry, boss, dat we had ter
put yer in dis room, but itcouldn't
be helped
"That's all right, No doubt
the intentions of the establishment
are good, but confound it, you
don't want me to be eaten up
alive, do you :"
ooh, no, sab, doan wish ter
harm yea"
"Well, why don't you give me
mosquito bar? you've given
one to that man. pointing to
bed at the opposite side of the
room.
"Yes, sah.D
"Why, then, can't / have one 7"
"Case dar's only one lowed to
each room, but I'll take de one
frum de gennerman, sab, an gin it
it ter yer"
II don't want you to do that.
He will complain"
"Oh, no, sab. He doan need
it,
"Why?"
"Kase he's dead, sah.o
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1884-10-18

AN EDITORS TRIBUTE.-Theron
p. Heater, Editor of Fl. Wayne,
Ind, Gazette" writes: "For the
past five years have always used DR..
Kings New Discovery, for coughs
of most severe characters, as we'll as
for those of milder type. It never
fails to effect speedy cure. My
friends to whom / have recommend
ed it speak of it in same high terms.
Having been cured by it of every
cough have had for FIVE years, /
consider it the only reliable and sure
cure for Coughs, Colds, etc., Call
at E. G. Williams & Bros, Drug
Store and get a Free Trial Bottle.
Large Size $1.00.