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Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-12-04

At Greensboro, n. c., where there 10 a
state prison, gang of conviots were at
work on railroad siding, unloading lum-
ber; they wore striped Jail clothes, but
wers not shackled. 4 guard on either
side OF their place OF work had their
muskets conveniently close. The out
door convict labor system is very ex-
tensively and prod.abIy operated in
Georgia.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-12-04

"How did you sleep" said one ola party
in Pullman car, when they we're getting
up in the morning. '0ust as if my bee
had been located on the edge of frog
solemnly declared, as a verify, that gentle
his berth abandoned it and quit the cal
after no had heard the chorus OF snores foi
five minutes. There are improvement
yet to be made even 10 sleeping car.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-12-04

A rather intelligent looking negro at
the station is questioned by passenger as
to the operation of the suffrage. "Doan
know Boss | But We doan hearn o. much
suff5rin' roun' hear jes now."
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-02

Two members of the Chicago Reserves
were fined $40 Saturday night by the
manager of the club. The boys did not
get in soon enough to suit his 'nibs' and
consequently he put the screws to them.
The boys did not rest well that night and
mourned over the loss of their silver
ducats.
The Rock Islands will leave tonight for
Columbus, Neb., where they expect to play
on Tuesday and Wednesday. They are
booked for Thursday. Friday and Satur-
day at Omaha, and the following Monday
and Tuesday at Kansas City. We hope
the did last trip. If they do we will throw
up our hat in glee.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-02

Send Money by American Express Co. Money
Orders.
Receipts gwen. Money refunded if
Orders are lost. Sold at all offices of the
Co. Payable at $500 places. Rates: to
$3.50: $10-8c.: $20-10c. $30-12c
$40-15c.; $50-2Oc. Apr28d3m.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-02
Wages on the Island.
Rock ISLAND, May 81

hOth ISLAND, MAY OIL.
EDITOR ARGUS: l have learned today
that Col. d. w. Flagler, of Rock Island
arsenal, has reduced the wages of laborers
from $3.50 to one dollar and thirty five
cents per day Now. if such is the. case,
it is shame and disgrace TO this locality
and the country at large that man should
be commanding officer of the United
States arsenal who will use his powers as
if he were Car ruling over some des-
potic form of government and reducing
mems wages to suit his OVID individual
conscience. If he should reduce them
because he wanted to practice economy
for the government, we might lock at it
in different light, but such is not the
case. There is every reason to believe
that he done it to crafty spite against
the workingmen. This spite has originated
from the fact that the workingmen at the
arsenal forced him to recognize the eight
hour law. Now, if the foregoing is the
facts, which we all have reason to believe
that it is, it is disgrace to this govern
ment of ours that governmental institu-
ton like the arsenal should be instrumental
in degrading its own citizens, and the
time will come when men and things of
this kind will be severely dealt with, and
that soon, if things don't take different
course. The very idea of forcing work
ingmen to become paupers and criminals
is the quickest way of driving us to a
civilization that will be worse than bar
barism. HAMLET,
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-02
The Headlights Flash

SHOWS NEWS CINDERs ON THE TRACK.
Passenger train No. on the Chicago,
Milwaukee s st. Paul road, was over an
hour late on Saturday evening.
The c., r. |. & P, G. M. s. St. P. and
r. |. & P. adopted new time cards to-
day.
The only change in the time card of the
c., NJ & St. Paul road is in the freight
trains. The train which formerly arrived
here at 1870 a. m. will not get in until l
D. m., and the same train will leave at 2
p. m. instead of LEO p. m.
The new time card which went into
effect on the c., R. l. & P road yester-
day, provides that train No. 6. from the
west, shall arrive at $40 p. m, and No.
4 at 1885 p. m. The wild Irishman'
will connect with both these trains for
Peoria, thus making good connections for
all points east.
Mr.. D. c. Jones, division freight agent
of the northern lines of the c., NJ. & St.
Paul road, and Mr.. E. s. Kelly. of the
general freight offices at Milwaukee,
spent Sunday in the city. Mr.. Keeley is
assuming the appearance of railroad
magnate, and We trust to see him presi
dent of big trunk line some day.
The tongue of the bell of Chicago, Rocl
Island & Pacific engine No. 121, drawing
the mail and express on the Rock ISLAND
& Peoria road Saturday afternoon
dropped out. The boys say the fireman
crawled out of the cab window at every
road crossing and tapped the bell with /
| hammer
Conductor Tom" Fuller, of the nigh
express on the c., NJ. & St. Paul road il
taking his annual vacation, and his trail
is now in charge of Conductor BILLY
Roe, courteous gentleman. Fuller is
great lover of piscatorial sport, and b,
will, while away, spend the greater por
ton of his spare time on the lakes a
Oconomowoc, Wis. He is fit subjec
for an artists sketch when he gets hold 0
a 10 pound pickerel-as he thinks-whicl
is most generally a big weed On sucl
occasions it is necessary to have two mel
in the boat to keep him from falling il
the lake.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-02
NATIONAL CONVENTION
OF THE TURNER SOCIETY AT DAVENPORT
AN AUsPICIoUs BEGINNING - The
=
CITY ALIVE WITH VIsIToRs--A Cor
GEoUs DISPLAY.

Davenport was in her glory yesterday,
and will be for several days to come.
The city is decked in holiday attire, and
the citizens are doing their level best to
entertain the visitors who are entering
their gates in countless numbers Our
citizens are noted for their hospitality,
and they do not intend to allow their
reputation in this respect to diminish
particle during the present convention.
The delegates to the convention com
menced to arrive last evening. A dele
CATION of seventy from Pennsylvania,
New York, New Jersey, and New Eng
land states were the first. They were
met at Geneseo by the reception commit
tee with Strassers band Twenty dele
gates arrived soon after from st. Louis,
and they were met at the ferry landing.
when all marched to Turner hall and
listened to a speech from Alderman
Blunck, in behalf of the home society.
At 9 o'clock the grand torch light process
sion took place. The visitors did not
appear in the ranks, as they were fatigued
from their long journey. The Davenport
Turnverein and the Northwest Davenport
Turnverin were present about three
hundred strong, and headed by Strassers
band, they started on the march. A very
beautiful sight was presented as the men
with their fiaring torches marched from
one street to the other. The elaborate
decorations along the route made the
effect all the more pleasing to the eye.
1t was one glittering row of lights in all
conceivable colors Flags aud. bunting
were displayed in profusion and altogether
it was a magnificent sight to behold
YESTERDAY MORNING
the convention met at Turner hall. Some
delay was caused by waiting for the
Peoria delegates, and it was little after
noon when business was commenced. DR..
M. II. Stacklaff, of st. Louis, occupied
the chair and Hugh Glalmer, of St. Louis,
acted as secretary. Mayor Ernst Clsussen
welcomed the delegates to the city in a
few well chosen remarks. After short
business session the convention adjourned
for the day. The afternoon and evening
was spent at Schutzen park, where the
jolliest kind of time was had. Strasser's
Union band was present, and dancing
was INDUCED in by the young people
There was also some gymnsstic exercises,
and altogether the day was most pleas
ant one.
Tomorrow there will be meeting at
Turner hall, when the regular business Of
the convention will be taken up. In the
evening there will be grand concert III
the German theatre.
Tuesday will be devoted to business and
in the evening there will be dramatic
performance in the German theatre by
its excellent company.
On Wednesday the delegates will visit
all points of interest in the tri cities, and
then return to their homes.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-02
Base Ball.

The Chicago Reserves scooped the
Rock Islands for the third time in sue
eession Saturday afternoon, giving them
the worst beating they had yet received
at their hands. Up to the fifth inning the
game was very interesting, but at this
stage of the game the home nine weakened
and they were defeated by a score of IL
to 4. Following is the score;
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-02
Circuit Court.

Judge Smith reconvened circuit court
at 2 p. m. Saturday. A new trial was
granted in the Lapp & Flersham appeal
case. Bridget McGraw was allowed
seperate maintenance from her husband,
John McGraw, who is ordered to pay her
$15 per month.
The following are the late order entered
on the record:
CIVIL CASES.
3t-Replevin: Stauss, Kahn s. Co.,
J. Frank Ankrum, motion for new trial
continued.
Case; Amelia Ziegler, administrators
&C. r. l. p. r. r. Co., continued by con,
sent generally.
Appeal from County Court: Lapp &
Flersham v Martha F. Severance, motion
for new trial allowed
Assumpsit; James Tody Alonzo B.
Allen, pleas of defendant withdraw and
judgement by agreement for plaintiff for
$2343I. Louis E. Hastings Herman
E. Dick, leave to amend declaration.
. Garnishment Robert H. Wilson, for
use, Moline Wagon Co., exceptions
sustained to interrogatories 2, 4 and 6
and rule to make farther answer by ten
pays before first day of next term.
CHANCERY.
81 Mechanics lien Williams, White
& Co, Milan Paper CO., rule to plead,
etc ten dave hafnra nayt farm
Injunction and divorce: Mary A, Free
land VIM. c. Freeland las of May 29)
final decree and continued.
Seperate maintenance Bridget Nc
Graw John McGraw, decree for sep
arate maintenance and stricken with rein.
state.
Petition for dover: Frank Staufenbiehl
Christian Hornung, ct al; default as tc
Christian Hornung, Frank Long, Oliver
Olsen and Helena Lawson,
Divorce: Johanna Plog V Fritz Plog
Gas of May 2O. final decree Andrew
Holmgren Bengta Holmgrcn, default
hearing, final decree and stricken
Chancery: Argillo Moline Malleabll
! Iron Works, default as 10 Jenkins fol
want of answer d. A. Richardson '
Robert H. Cannon. hearing, final decree
and stricken.
Foreclosure: Martha A. Rodman
John Atkinson, ct al; report of Maste
filed and approved and sticken. Davit
Sears National Paper Co, ct al, report
of Master filed and approved and decree
of sale and continued.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-02

Do not fail to avail yourself of the
grandest opportunity to get furniture at
your own prices, as the whole stock of
furniture and carpets at G. Doellinger's
must be sold by June %. Mr.. Doellinger
has fine lot of elegant marble top cham
Der sets, reclining chairs and reclining
platform rockers, library tables and a
good line of all kinds of furniture which
will be sold al prices to suit purchasers.
If you are in need of furniture or carpets,
do not neglect this grand opportunity.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-02

We have twenty five second hand
organs, from $40 to $40, and ten new
organs in last years style of cases, that
we are bound to close out before June 10
at just what We can get for them. Also
six upright pianos that have been used
some, which we will sell less than whole
sale. Also ten second hand square pianos
that we have marked the price down to
$40 and $50 to make room for our new
stock Now is the time to secure a bar
gain. Melodeons $40 each. Will sell
any of the above on easy monthly pay
ments. BowLBY's Music STORE.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-02

DR.. Prices Vanilla flavor is extracted
from the vanilla pod. obtained from Mex
leo. This popular favor, as made by DR..
Price, embodies all of the delicate aroma
of this agreeable fruit, and is free from
the strong, rank taste of those extracts
sold as vanilla. If something nice is
wanted to favor, get DR.. Prices Special
Flavoring extracts.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-02
Nice Ice Cream Parlors.

B. Birkenfeld has refitted his ice cream
parlors and he now has the cosiest and
most elegant ice cream room in the three
cities. 1t is well known that Mr.. Birk
enfald's reputation for making delicious
ice cream is second to none in the west.
When you want a real nice dish of ice
cream made from the pure cream go to
Birkenfled's on Fourth avenue. m2-3 3m.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-06-14
Well Net.

"There," she said, as she raised a
window In q Pullman car the other
day; snow can breathe. The air
i'm this car is sitting. Why don't
they have better ventilation? If /
couldn't sit next to an open window
believe should die" ai
Presently a slender female sitting
directly back leaned over and asked
her if she wouldn't just as lieve close
that window now, as the draught
was more than she could stand.
"No, madam, I shall not close
this window. / could not live with
it down. / was just thinking how
delightful it was with it open, now
you want it shut, but I shall not
Shut it; so there."-
"Then you are a selfish thing, and
/ shall have to change my seat"
Just then gentleman sitting
close by reached over and said !:
Ladies, that window being raised
makes no difference, as this car has
double windows, and not q breath
Of air can possibly get through the
one that Is still down"
Then the one that had raised the
window turned to the other, and
with crushed. look on her face
said: "Madam. beg your pardon,
bat / think two fools have met at
last"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-06-14
ttU Make You WORK.

Those who indulge IN the use Of
Intoxicating liquors sometimes
apologize for their drinking by
asserting that II helps them to do
their work. The following dialogue
is a good answer to the unfounded
assertion: h
'I drink to make me work, /"
said young man. To which an
old man replied, That's right |;
thee drink and il will make thee
work Hearken TO me moment
and 1 will tell thee something
which may do thee good. / was
once a prosperous farmer.
II had good, loving wife and
two fine lads as ever the sun shone
on. We had comfortable home,
ana lived happily together.
But we used to drink ale TO make
us work. These two lads have
laid In drunkArd's graves. My
wife died broken-hearted, and she
now lies by her sons. l am seventy
two years OF age. -ntE
"Had il not been for drink,
might now have been an indepen-
dent gentleman but ! used 10
drink toinake me work, and mark,
1 am obliged to work mow. At
seventy years Of age IL makes me
work for my daily bread. Drink I
drink and II will make you work"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-06-14
spring rsrer.


We recommend the following,
from the New York Herald, TO
such Of our friends as don't just now
feel exactly well but can'ttelI what
ails them: B
Blessed be the physical change
which is not Inalady, and which
borrows the name OF disease
merely as a mask under which 10
pass from winters clouds and blasts
to the sunlight and freedom OF
spring. Everybody has spring fever
Just now, but merely mentions II.
Nobody seriously complains OF II,
and he who suggests u cure does not
get even "Thank yOu' for bis pains;
for the remedy, no matter what it
may be, Is worse than the disease.
The most noticeable symptom Of
spring fever Is an aversion To doing
anything--a symptom which Is AZ
comforting TO the victim as IL Is
alarming To any one who wants
anything done. Another evidence
Of spring fever Is an unavoidable
inclination 10 drowsiness, and an
admirable degree OF Willingness TO
forgive all Of ones enemies II they
only will keep out Of the way.
Spring seems To be humanity's
period of mental Information.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-06-14
ARE THE CHILDREN AT HoMEs

Each day when the glow OF sunset s
Fades In the western sky,
And the wee ones, tired of playing,
Go tripping lightly by.
steal away from my husband,
Asleep In his easy chair,
And watch from the open doorway
Their faces fresh and fair.
Alone in that dear old homestead
That once was full of life,
Ringing with girlish laughter,
Echoing b0yish strife,
We tive are waiting together;
And Oft, as the shadows c0mes
With tremulous voice he calls me,
"ft is night are the children home =
"Yes, love, ;" I answer him gently,
f'They're all home long ago."
And sing. In my guivering treble,
A song SO soft and low,
TIL the old man drops to slumber,
With his head upon his hand,
And tell to myself the number
AT home In better land.
Home, where never O sorrow
Shall dim their eyes with tears,
Where the smile of God Is on them,
Through all the summer years
I know, yet my arms are empty,
That fondly folded seven,
And the mother heart within me
LIS almost starved for heaven.
Sometimes, In the dusk ofeventng,
only shut my eyes,
And the children are all about me,
A vision from the skies;
The babes whose dimpled fingers
Lost the way to my breast,
And the beautiful ones, the angels,
Passed to the world of the blest.
A breath and the vision is lifted
Away on the wings OF light,
And again we two are together, H
All alone In the night.
They tell me his mind is falling, N
But smile at Idle fears; -
He Is only back with the children,
In the dear and peaceful years.
And still as the summer sunset i,i
Fades away IN the west,
And the wee ones, tired of playing,
30 trooping home to rest, f-af -...-.g
My husband calls from his corner,
"Say, lovet have the children come 9'r
And answer, with eyes upiifted,
"Yes, dear they are all at home"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-06-14
WHOLE NO. 2,527.
Cultivation Of sorghum.

II
We extract from the Department
OF Agricultural report, OF Kansas,
for March,, the following;
"The perfected sorghum-cane has
In It's structure very little of the In
gredients OF the soil. Sugar con-
tains nothing but what Is derived
from the air aud water, and the
solid parts Of the cane are compos-
ed very largely OF carbon, derived
frofn what the chemists call car
bon dioride' Of the air. The seed
contains In large proportions ingre-
dients derived from the soil. But
as compared with corn, wheat, rye,
oats, barley ETC., sorghum takes
very little from the soil. Its quail
ity Is, however, affected by the In
gredienta Of the soil, and a soil may
be 80 constituted as 10 promote a
very large growth OF very indiffer-
ent sorghum. AS rule, rather
light, sandy soil prevailed with the
compounds OF phOsphOrOus. such as
are derived from the decay Of bones
for example. give the quickest
growth, and the sweetest and pur-
est juice. On the other hand, soils
rich in the compounds of nitrogen,
while they may yield a heavy tom
mage, produced cane having a
watery, and sometimes a salty juice
A heavy dressing OF barnyard ma
nure will sometimes give such a
salty character to the syrup ns TO
render II unfit for use.
The best advice which can at
present be given to the planting
and cultivating sorghnm, Is : First,
prepare the land deeply and thor
oughly at the time OF planting.
Second, plsnt In drills not more
than three and half feet apart, and
have canes about six or eight inches
apart in the'r row. Many Of the lar
gest cane raisers In the Arkansas
valley break, their ground with lis
tiers, with drill attached. Some
plant with one listing attached.
Third, cultivate so thoroughly as to
keep weeds from starting.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-06-14

Some new novelties in wool
stripe and plain to match that
will make charming suits. We
also have a new lot of
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-06-14
And the largest stock Of


in the city. Can sell you a good
wool dress at 15c per yard. La
dies, if you wish a black dress
of any kind, from 15c per yard
to So so we can please you, as we
have had unprecedented sales
on dress goods so far this sea-
son, hence we conclude our
prices must be right and that we
have the largest stock in the city.
Every lady that has seen our
otock of Laces, Hamburgs, all
over Embroideries and White
Goods, will bear us out in the
statement, that we have the
largest and lovliest stock ever
shown in this city. Our stock
of Ladies Handkerchiefs, Hose,
Collars, Gloves, (silk and kid)
Fans, Parasols, Silk Umbrellas,
Ruching, Corsets, Gauze Vests,
is full, handsome lovely. Don't
forget that we keep a choice line
of Carpets, Oil-cloths, Mattings,
Lace Curtains and Cornice.
Gentlemen, we keep a full
line of Shirts, laundried and un-
laundried, gauze, check muslin,
balbrigan and lysle Uudershirts,
Collars, Cuffs, Ties, Drawers.
There is no need of your sending
off to buy the above goods or
suitings, we can give you as
good goods, save you express
charges and thank you for your
patronage. Give your home
merchants chance. Come and
pay us the cash as you have to
do on G. o. d. goods you order,
and we viii meet the price ifit
takes our breath to do it, but
don't ask US to sell you as cheap
on two or six months as you can
buy in New York for cash, and
we pay charges.
Keep your money st home.
Come and see; We cap maks
you feel oil O. j. u
~r,e
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-06-14
CELEBRATED CASES.
Closing Arguments In the Suits Involving
Property In Ciarksvllle.

Judge H. III. Lurton made the
closing argument to-day before the
commission Of Referees In tho
celebrated cases entitled Helen Pope
VS.. Il. b. Ely ct at, and involving
the title OF q large amount OF valua-
BILE property In Ciarksville. These
suits were instituted py the heirs OF
Hon. Bennett Searcy, former judge
Of the Circuit Court aDf the Clarks-
vile district. who died In 1918. At
the time OF his death he was the
owner OF fifty lots In the business
portion Of the city, which were sold
for his debts. The property Is now
owned by various parties, and his
heirs are seeking TO have the sales
set aside and recover the property,
claiming the sale TO be void.
In the courts OF Montgomery
countya large number Of cases are
pending, but only two have been
brought TO the supreme court, and
the decision i'm these two will
decide the Others. All the law
books In existence since 1871 have.
been referred 10 in the argument OF
the cases, and number OF impOr-
tant 10 legal points are, Involved.
Judge Lurton, has now for use In
his argument IA copy. Of the laws Of
North Carolina, published In 1871.
After this case ls concluded, the
Judge will present this old law book
to the Tennessee Historical Socie-
NV
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-06-14
What Yankee Editor Thinks OF the
South.

The Manufacturer, IlOlyoke,
Mass. says: "T'ie best part Of the
United States for Immigration IN tho
South. The Southern States offer
the finest opportunities 10 those
wanting TO start in manufacturing
or business to the agriculturlst. the
stock raiser and the miner. There
are forests there that, by compari-
son, make the remnants OF Mich.
igan's pine woods seem to be mere
groves. Iron, coal ind other min
erals In the South are stored la the
earth for hundred, perhaps hum
dreds, of generations to come. The
soil Is prolific, and wisely conduc-
ted agriculture has rich rewards.
Cattle, sheep and hogs can be raised
cheaply and very prohtably. IL Is
probably useless to try to stop the
tide OF emigration to the North
west so long as even poor govern
ment and railroad lands are left.
When these are taken up, as they
will be in a few years, the South
must receive the land seekers.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-06-14
Hucklen,. Arnlea saixe.

THE BEST SALvE IN the world for
Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt
Rhuem, Fever Sores. letter, Chap
ped Hands, GhIlblains, C0rns, and
all, Skin Eruptions, and positively
cures Piles. or no pay required. lt
Is Guaranteed TO give perfeci Hatis-
faction, Gr money refunded. Price
25 cents per box. For sale by Owen
X Moore.