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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-22
Slight Odds.
A Little Story with a Large Moral,-0ne
Man who Knew his own Business.

mo, my DEAR said the venerable keeper of
country store to a timid little girl whose head
scarcely came up to the counter, No, my dear,
haven't any red flannel. but we have some first
rate New Orleans molasses y Softly limiting that
she didn't think that would answer the purpose
quite as well, the child went away in search Of the
article she wanted
"IIave you BEFSoN,S CAPCINE PLAsTERS,' y
asked a gentleman of certain drcggist whose
name could be given were it desired. Il am trou-
bled just now with touch of my old friend, the
lumbago, and the Benson's Plaster seems to go
the spot almost as soon as il touches the skim
Not at present" replied the druggist. genally,
'but we have lots of plasters just as good, There
is Allcock's. the Capsicum and others-wor't one
of them do just as wellg''
my dear sir retorted the gentleman, with
slight show of temper. II say nothing against
those articles, but | am a business man, and al
ways ask for precisely what want, and for moth
ing else. | may enlighten you, however, when |
say that sometuIe ago. for another disease,
which the Capcine has since cured me, tried all
| those You mention with appreciable benefit.
They are inefficient every one of them, the mean
est act of the proprietors of some of them being
this: that they make plasters with similar sound
ing names to deceive the unwary into believing
they sre the same thing. Experience taught me
the difference III go to the next man in your line,
| Good day
| Be on your guard against limitations The gen
| uine has the word CAPCINE cut clearly in the
middle Of the plaster. All others are impostions
Seabury 4 johnson, Chemists, New York.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-22
Two More Unfor.upat ca.

COLUMBIA, Ky, March 22,-Rudolph and
Champ Fitzpatrick, brothers, were hanged
hero for the brutal murder of Miller Brewster
in August last. The scaffold was erected in
a lot around the clerks Office, about fifty
yards from the public square.
The scaffold was ten feet square, the top
being covered with plank and a trap-door in
the center, with steps leading from the out
side. 1t was so arranged that both dropped
at the same moment, the fall being five feet.
After the fall the bodies were concealed from
view by the walls which extended round the
scaffold. With this exception all the pro
ceedmgs were public. The. condemned for
several days had given up hope of executive
clemency, but each.died game Five thoutand
people witnessed the execution Champ
claimed that he was going straight to heaven.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-22
NOT BAD ALL THROUGH.
Sketch of Brooklyn Female Crook
Who Ia Not All BAD.

New YORK, March 22.-Alone among all
the female prisoners in Raymond Street jail,
Brooklyn, Bridget Collins, alias CaDnyn, en-
joys the distinction of being a burglar She
was arrested last week after robbing a
brown-stone house in Nostrand avenue. At
the police station she was found to provided
with an excellent burglars kit Subsequently
the police recovered in her lodgings in this city
over $500 worth of property which they be-
lieve she stole in Brooklyn during the winter.
1t is supposed she carried on her operations
by night as well as in tine day time, She is
well known to the police of this city, aud her
picture ornaments the rogues' gallery She
has occasionally consortei with some of the
most expert cracksmen, AMI patroniZes fast
resorts. She is neither young nor pretty, but
is in the habit of dressing stylishly. 1t is
said she is not altogether bad. She has picked
up homeless boys and girls on the street, and
provided them with food and clothing. Only
few weeks ago She paid the funeral ex-
penses of an unfortunate woman, who was a
stranger to her. If convicted of all the
charges of grand larceny pending against
her in Brooklyn she could be sent to prison
for twenty years
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-22
TIE BOGUS SITTER BUSINESS.
Investigating Ii in the New Work
Legislature.

ALBANY, March 22.-The senate committee
IN public health which has been inve5tieat
ing the aiulteration of food has reported
They say that they have discovered
wholesale and alarming authorizations,
dangerous to the consumer and depre-
ciatiag property in the rural districts. The
aduiteration of butter by tallow oil, bone
oil and lard oil is found in almost every
town and city in the state, and in amount
Equal TO half the production of natural but
Ter. The imitation had been so disguised
that often it wss only discoverable
by chemical analysis. Out of thirty
samples OF butter purchased by the commit
tee in New York, only ten We're genuine No
labels 10 distinguish pure from bogus butter
are displayed, as required by the existing
law. Bogus butter was largely purchased
by saloons, boariing-houses and second
class hotels. The poorer qualities of bogus
butter sell for 90 10 30 cents to the
laboring men; better grades, 40 or is cents.
The cost to manufacture ranges from II to IL
cents; average, IA cents, Several New York
and Brooklyn concerns manufacture over
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-22
This is the way they talk about the art
full Blaine and his book in Washington;


full Blaine and his book in Washington;
Jim Blaine is sleek one, SAID an Iowa
man, who was holding up one of the
pillars in Che Willard rotunda. the other
day. "He can give EN- all points in the
game of politics. Just see how he is
working his book for all it is worth in
gathering in sheekels and making votes
at the same time. Forty thousand agents
are now pushing the sale of his book in
all the states, and l can tell you that every
man engaged in the work has been selected
with especial reference to his being an
enthusiastic Blaine man, and smooth,
plausible talker. This whole book bust
ness was timed so that this sort of bed
rock campaign could be worked on the
other candidates when 10000 or $4,000
keen, bright fellows are travelling all over
the country finding on. who are likely to
be delegates, and working up neighbor
hood sentiment to influence them their
work IS bound to tell at Chicago" This
is clarifying the book peddling business
to some purpose. Young man with the
aching pants, look up! There's path of
glory leading to the foot of the presiden-
tial chair for thee
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-22
I1E NEWS IN SRlEF.

Egg ere ) cents dozen at Jew TT,
Texas,
A fish sto.m recently occurred lear
Lancaster. ) &
G. ". Childs, of The PHILADELPHIA
Ledge, walls tea n,jias every day.
The first sleigh seen in Santa Fe, n.
NJ, toI, ysa's drove around the plaza the
other dav.
The Harvard college oyerseers have
voted to abolish tha protcssoTslip o. ancient
and moicra Greai:.
Charles b. Wright. of Phila lelphia,
has taken the place III the Northerr Pacific
directory vacated by Henry Willard
The bullet that killed Gen. Warren
at the battle Of Bunker Hill is in the posses
sion # William II Montague of Boston,
In collision between a passe nger
and freight tram Letween Tyler aud tales
tine, Texas, tha Minnie Hauil Concert con-
panv were badly shakenup
Thomas Scott, notorious thief,
while attempting to escape in Chicago from
the custody of police officer, was shot by
the latter &nd Immediately killed
A letter from Rome ASSERTS that the
pope is again considering the adv stability OF
leaving Rome Malta is mentioned as the
place Of the pope's future rosi1epce.
Henry Willard contradicts the story
that be recently sold ior S36d 900 one seventh
of piece OF property in Portland that had
cost him only SIS, 900 a few Years ago,
The Pinkerton Detective agency OF
CHICAGO turned over to officers from Lsporte
| Ind, William Malone, a noted jewelry thief,
wanted by them for SIS, 600 robbery. com
mitted year ago.
The Gill Car Manufacturing com
pany, at Columbus, Ohio made an assign
ment, having S26O,00o liabilities and $780,
| 900 assets. George W. Gould, tookkeeper
f the concern, is assignee
Simon Beattie telegraphs from
| Neosho Falls, Kan, that he finds no symp
toms of contagious foot and mouth disease In
the herds there, tie raalady being the same
which affects cattle in Illinois and Iowa
In barn in Pittsburg, Jack Davis
and Jim Corners fought seventy two round:
with hard gloves for 500 silver cup, Con
ners taking the trophy. The police raided
| the barn anu CI.1btjeI DAVIS ana NUMBER
| of SPECTATORS
While insane at Oakland, Cal, Mrs.
John Schaefer cut her own and her baby's
| throat When the husband saw the corpses
he also attempted suicide, and lady was SC
shocked at the CORY scene that she became g
raving maniac.
The only son and heir of ex- Governor
Leland Stanford, of California, youth OF
| l6, died few days since at Florence, Italy
where his parents are sojourHing for their
health, The boy died of typhoid fever, aftel
an illness of threa weeks He was heir to O
fortune of at least SEQ coo, 600
Opening his mail recently in Wash
ington, George Alfred Townsend found al
autograph letter from Baron Tennyson, per
haps the first received in this country since
the poets erection to the peerage. 1t is said
that Tennyson had read through two books
of tales by Mr.. Townsend and much enjoyed
them Gath" gave the letter to Mrs
William Walter Phelps, with whom he
breakfasted that day.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-22
An Enterprising Thief.

ST. LOUIS, March GA dispatch from
st. Joseph, No, says: j. B. johnson has
been detected in stealing quinine, morphine
and other valuable drugs from the wholesale
drug house Of Saul J. Smith Sc Co of that
cay. johnson was formerly a clerk in
the house, but now has two drug stores of
his own, IN Colorado, where he spends his
summers. He hives ST. Joseph dur
ing the winters, aaa makes Smith s. Co.'S
store his headq Iarters. He acknowledges
having taken $1,000 worth of drugs from
Smith 4 Co and shipped them to Colorado,
ard Offers to pay the firm that amount to
hush the matter mp but they say he has
stolen much more Besides being a druggist,
he is preacher of the Christian denomina-
ton, and has an interesting family.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-22

5000, Ooe pounds each out Of fats brought
from the west, from France and
from Italy The bulk of the bogus
butter is manufactured in the west and sold
in New York to the detriment of the states
dairy interest Many dairy farmers have
been driven out of business, and the conse-
ouent loss to the state is estimated at from
IS, O00 900 to S10,000,e00 yearly. The COM
mittee estimate that 100000 pounds
of the product are sold annually in the state,
aud that the illegimate business is breaking
up DIR export butter trade. The effect Of
The deception III trade is deleterious to bust
ness morals. Butterine can be sold at IS
cents less than natural butter
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-22

NEW YORK, March % The Tribune says:
Some of the friends of Carl Schurz pro-
pose to raise fund of 100000 for him.
1t is understood Jesse Seligman has taken a
prominent part in the movement, and has
subscriptions under his charge. The list is
not filed, although the gift has been under
consideration two or three weeks. Selig-
man said that such plan was contemplated
by SchurZ's friends, but he declined to give
any further information, as the plan had
hardly taken definite shape. and he could
not say what amount the gift would prob
ably be. OF who the Subscribers Mera
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-22
VERY REMARKABLE RECOVERY

MIR. Geo. V. Willing, of Manchester,
Mich. writes my wife has been almost
helpless for five years, so helpless that
she could not turn over in bed alone.
She used two bottles of Electric Bitters,
and is so much improved, that she is now
able to do her own work.
Electric Bitters will do all that is
claimed for them. Hundreds of testi-
monials attest their great curative powers.
Only fifteen cents bottle at Hartz &
Bahnsen's
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-22
A MiId Western Incident.

MODESTO, Cal, March 22.-Robbins and
Doane, citizens of Modesto, who were accused
but acquitted of having outraged two
girls, aged II and IL years, daughters of
]. N. McCrellis, were notified some days
ago by the ~ an Soaquin regulators"
a vigilance committee. to leave the town
or suffer death. Owing to the shameless way
in which the two girls gave their evidence in
tie trial, the McCrelis family were included
III the order of Punishment. Robbins and
McCrellis' family departed Immediately, Ebut
Doane delayed. Fifteen masked men visited
his place and shot him dead on sight
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-22

After thorough trial of Elys Cream
Balm am entirely cured of Catarrh, as
is also mem Der of my family. The Balm
stopped roaring in my head which had
continued for more than year.-James
j. CRoss0N, Sexton at the Tabernacle,
Paterson, N. ]. See adv.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-22
the Weeks Failures.

New YORK, March 81 The business fail
urcs last week throughout the country re-
ported by R. 6. Dun & Co. were: In. the
UAited States, Ii6; Canada, 81; total 2l3, as
against pfc last week Failures were excap-
tioaally few in the western and Pacific states
and III New York city. There vas soma
4 crease in Canada
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-22
New York.
NEW YORK, March 81.

NEW URN, MdTCiI II
Wheat-A@]4c lower; dull and heavy;
trade mainly IN options; No. white nomi-
nal; No. . red April, Si.0SGlL oS1s; May,
llo}l@ LOS; June, SLli7s@ll24;
14@15c lower: moderately active mixed
western spot 5a@62c; future, 6l14 @651$c.
Oats b a &c lower and active; western 499
Acc, Provisions Beef steady; new extra,
S12@lS, Pork quiet and held firm; spot
mess, SID Lard dull and lower steam
rendered 50 70
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-22
Khartoum Surrounded by Hostl,es.

LONDON, March 22.-The Daily News has
kilograms stating that Khartoum is sur
rounded by hostile tribes, except on tho side
protected by the river The dervish sbeilGhs
are said to be ready to lead three tribes IT,
attempt to capture the town.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-22
Break in the Mississippi Eeyee

VTCKsBURG, March 22--The Buckridge
levee, in Louisiana, thirty-three miles below
Vickapurg, broke at IL at night There SIS
no chance to close the gap, and the water
will overflow mach of the best lands in Tensas
parish.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-22

MINNEAPoLIs, Mimi, March 22.-John
Dooley, a single man aged q, was burned To
death in fire at the yard house of the Min
neapolis & st Louis railroad. He was en-
ployed as night switchman, and was asleep
when the fire occurred. His mother lives in
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-22
vt. E.onis.
Sr InIrIS March ol

...-...- ST. Louis, March 81.
Wheat-Higher and fairly active: No ,
red, 81 G9}l 10 cash; 81, 10 March; SL0915
@ll0E May; SLOi13@loS4 June; 99Js a
96G9ic bid. Coln-Highcr and fair trading
4s]] IA 1915 cash; ISL "a 4S34c March; 4916@
4a4c April, 509S@5O34e May; 5I%@5iAe
June, SIX 255c July Oats-Slow: 3S1@
3S$4c casa; SAGE bid April; 3434c bid May.
Rye Better; oS459c bid. bagiey--Un.
changed; 55GS0c. Whisky = Steady; SI.l6.
Professionalism; good southern demand.
Pork, S1Sl2L@!S25. BriS meats-Long
clear, 50 S0a9 40; 'sfort ribs, S940@9. 80;
short clear, 50 65Ga7j. Bacon-Long clear,
Sl0.1213; short ribs, Sl020; short clear,
$40 3715@10 40, Lar,l-Nomnal, S431
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-22
Milwaukee.

MILWAUKEE March 81.
Wheat-Stronger; Csc No. >; 09}sc March
and April; 959sc May. C2Tn-Stron9 :;
54hc No. 2. Oats-Searce and steady !;
SIC No. 2 Rye-Higher; 63htc MOL; 6la c
No. z, Barley-Bouyant; 6416c Ne. 2,631Sc;
Anr;l
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-22

DETRoIT. March 81

Wheat-Casl, and March. Sl.GSA; April,
a.04; May, Sl.05$4 June, S1.06S4; No. 2 ROD
cash, Sl.U3l5; No. 2 white, Size C3rn--No
cash, 5je. Oats-No. 2white, Csc bid /;
No. 2, 373<c
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-03-22

fEN0 ADVERTISERS Lowest Rates for Adver-
"A Using in $40 Good Newspapers sent free. Ad-
dress GEO. T. R0WELL Il CO, 1C Spruce st. \. Y
Skaffaren och Minnesota stats tidning., 1884-04-16
Och pa EFT annat stale:

| Det ir norrmannens SAX att skota sina egn;
| 1nre angelagenheter; vi yttra oss derom en-
| dast SaSom utanf0r staende betraktare. Mel
sd smart det CALLER unionens intressen tag,
vi oss friheten att h0ja var r0st sasom sicily,
| deri intresserade. Konungamaktens grund
| lagsenliga st;illning / Norge ar heit enkelt er
| lifsfraga for unonen.
Delta ar ju uppenbart hot, att sverig,
skall inskrida vid den norska vetostridenl
afgorande. Tvifvelsu,an skola dessa orc
ocksa af det norska hogerpartiet uppfatta.
sasom en- forklaring ON oppen field mellar
norska hogern och svenska h0gern. Och
det hedrar det norska hogerorganet att det
antyder att ALA norska partier akola forena
sig mot sadant tai fran svensk slda.
Men Diet har kommit ytterligare ola pa
elden. Konungens ord till riksdagsman-
men vid sin ankomst till Stocs holm, att han
ej kunnat fraga den svenska riks 1agen till
RAIDS vid sina belut Norge, telegraferades
naturligtvis genast till broderlandets tid-
ningar och hafva der vackt stor "forbau,
selse" in,m ALA kretsar. Man har ej forr
inom Norge tankt sig m6jligheten af en-
svensk inblandning dess inre strider.
Dagligt AlIehanda namnde - liksom af-
ven Goteborgsposten-om splittringen inom
norska hogern. Ocksa synes reaktionen der
pa vag att intrada. Redan det att seniorn
inom den juridiska fakulteten (hvars betan.
kande vetofragan ar hogerns fornamsta ur.
kund) skrifver slit namn framst under en-
inbjudning att bllda en- liberal forening for
att motverka hogerns excesser, vittnar ju
hog grad ON s0ndring. Allmant klagas att
hogern endast talar under det att venstern
handlar. 1 norska Aftonposten (ett hoger-
organ, sasom vi namU skrifver medicine
professor Lochman en- artikel TIL ff5rsonug!
hvari han klandrar hogerns uppmaningar
till konungen att icke verkstalla riksratts-
domen, hvilket ju wore EFT lagbrott. Han
manar att ga venstern till notes. Han har
sjelf kampst hogerns framsta led och Dor,
sager han, derf0r ha rstt att tala EFT forso-
nande ord.
Vidare uttalar sig EFT annat hogerorgan,
Drammens Tidende. pa Diet bestamdaste for
att man vid bildandet af den nya ministaren
skall underhanla med stoitinget ON hvilka
man delta will acceptera.
Det ar salunda tydliga tecken pa att en-
forandring situationen stundar Norge.
Den svenska hogern hsr medverkat dertill
genom slit hot ON svensk inblandnlng, och
for sadant tai ar hvarje norman, han ma
tillhora hoger eller venster, y,terst kansIig.
Det kan handa att den svenska h0gern
skall sta ensam med slit tai ON union och
unionelt infytande.
Och da ar nog ingen fara for unionens
upplosnin
Skaffaren och Minnesota stats tidning., 1884-04-16
MemnOns stOderna.

| Egypten Dir EFT land, som kanske mer III
nagot annat varit EFT foremal for de larde
vetenskapliga forskningar. I det lalde
b!omstrade en- gang genom artusenden Ell
kultur, hvars ruiner annu dag uppfylls
verlden med beundran och det innes va
ingen It'd, som frambringat mera storartadt
byggnadsyerk an denna fornegyptiska mee
sina pyramider, palatser och jetteliks
sphinhxer.
Men det ar ej blott dessa minnesmarkent
storhet och mangd som vacka var forva.
ming, utan afven deras alderdom. Redan
da judarna pa Abrahams It'd borjade upp-
trada i historien sasom ett sarskildt folk,
var Egypten en- civiliserad stat; och da 10
sef kallade sin fader och sina broder till sig,
stod Egypten nastan pa holden af sin blom-
string.
AT denna lysande period fnnes dock nu-
mera endast minnet qvar, och delta fortlef-
ver hufvudsakligen genom dessa maktiga
byggnader, hvilka trotsat ALA tidens stor.
mar.
Thebe, en- gang Egyptens hufvudstad,
var af delta lands alsta stader en- bland de
st0rsta och NEST ber0mda. Staden lag pa
bada sidorna af foden Nilen; och det ar dit
vi nu bedja vara lasare folja oss.
Ej langt fran Thebe komma vi in en-
herring lund af akacietrad, der marken Of
verallt ar betsckts med gigantiska block af
grant, msrmor och sandsten. Nest fang
slas dock var uppmarksamhet, da vi lem
nat denna lund, af tvanne kollossala statyer,
81 fot hoga. Dessa aro do markyardiga
Memnonstoderna.
Grekerna, som sd gerna vile amman.
fata ALT med sin mythologi (gudalara) och
sina hjeltesagor, benamnde stoderna me.
delta namn, emedan de ansago dem fore
stalla en- deras asgor firekommsnde hjelte
Memnon, son till Eos (morgonrodnaden).
Den ena af dem vann isynnerhet stor rykt-
barhet hos greker och romare, derfore att,
sisom man allmant trodde, hvarje morgon
vid solens upppang fran densamma hordes
harmol iska toner, med hvilka Memnon
helsade sin moder Eos.
Lange ansag man &fven dessa underbara
toner sasom en- saga, men tiden har bevisat
dess verkiigket. Flera franska ingeniorer
och nyare tiders resande hafva namligen
vid soluppgangen fatt hora denna mystiska
musk. Men det ofvernaturliga har dere-
mot forsvunnit, och man forklarar delta
sasom EFT naturfenomen, harledande sig
fran en- viss egendomligh t hos graniten
och den tyara temperaturvexlingen uti
Egyptens klimat vid dagens inbrott.
Troligen skola afven dessa stoder forestal-
la tvenne egyptiska konungar och det till
namn Melamon, det will saga, den af Am
mon alskade, hvarmed den ena af konun
garne benamdes, blef af Grekerna sederme'
ra forvandladt till Memnon, och sattes /
med sagan ON denne deras be-
ryktade hjelte.
Skaffaren och Minnesota stats tidning., 1884-04-16

Manga af SIX. g. MinnesOta
Stats Tidnin gs ldsare ega vin-
ner. saviil h;ir / landet, som !
Sverige, hviika. som wi trO,
med n6ie skulle villa mOttaga
EFT exemplar at tidningen
hvarje vecka och siitta varde
derpa. F6r att ber...a tillfiille
for de af vara lasare, som are
hugade att pa sd slit sprida
tfdningen, hafva vi f6ranstal-
tat, att ALA som prenume rera
for egen del och siinda Oss $2 i
f6rskOtt, kunna fa tidningen
pa ett ar till Sverige for $2, i
stiillet f6r det bestiimda priset
$3.50, SAINT till winner bOende
hiir landet f6r $3.50, en- an
Ordning, som vjra lasare heIt
sSkert skOle halla Oss r5kning
fiir.