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The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-03-21
How He was Cured.

It is so hazardous to startle sick peo-
pie, that rs a rule no competent physi-
elan IL nurse allows a patient in that
condition to be disturbed out of perfect
quiet. Exceptions to this, where the
result has been beneficial, have usually
been in the nature of comical surprises.
An English invalid. who had been cor.
fined to his house for many years BY
chronic rheumatism, went out ons
sunny day, and endeavored to cross a
lot. While making the effort, he heard
a noise behind him, and found himself
pursued by a bull. He dropped his
clutches, ran, leaped q fence, and was
entirely cured Of rheumatism. A man
who lay very i'll of q fever had an uncle
living in the house, a huge old man al
most stone-deaf, and with q tremen-
dously loud voice. He was quite eccen-
trio, too, IN his ways, and he had the
habit of saying whatever came into his
mind in the plainest language.
In the critical condition of the sick
man great care was taken to exclude
his uncle from the room, for the least
shock or excitement might prove In
stantly fatal. But one day, in the mo-
mentary absence of the nurse, the old
gentleman slipped into the chamber
and installed his peculiar frame in O
chair by the bedside.
The invalid who was unable TO speak.
| opened his eyes, and turnedthe m wea-
riIy on the stern face ofthe ole Puritan,
| which seemed TO him lighted up with
unusuaz interest and tenderness, and he
braced himself up TO listen, not doubt
ing that his uncle had something Of
grave import to say, something about
the settlement of his business, possibly
Or about the future life.
Up to this time the invalid had not
been told Of his critical condition, and
one reason Of excluding the old gentle
man from the room was the fear that he
would blurt out some announcement OF
the patients extreme danger, which
would be q greater shock than he could
bear.
It was evident from his manner that
the old gentleman had something very
important to ray. He drew nearer the
bed, regarded his nephew with the ut
most seriousness, and bending down to
the pillow shouted in the sick mans ear,
ia q voice that made the house ring
Augustus, have YOU ever considered
she advantage of being buried in a sam
~ soiI?y
The absurd incongruity Of the ques-
Jon 50 oyercame the sick man that he
slosed his eyes and fairly shock with
taughter and the shok gaye such 4 i'll
ip to mature that he seeeod TO imprnvn
: rom that moment-Editor'a Dressex.
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-03-21

Fffth-It has none OF the merits OF q carefully
matured tariff bill. 1t Is not the result OF q
studious consideration Of the interests OF our
,enple. their inyestur Snta and e~Dnploynelts: OF
| 6f the condition OF the public treasury. 1t pro
noses TO reduce alike the duty upon every article
OF foreign import Unfortunately anu without
suy examination q is oIgos TroI pa, o.i a1 ~
dustries, and wholly ignoring its necessary enect
in advancing prices abroad by the destruction OF
competition at home. While nominaly IL -
uniform reduction, In fact ~ Is grossly aheHuai,
under the limitations of the bill, and IL Will DE
found difficult, K net i!apracSic&eie, OK eSeCU-
ton. 1t is a leap in the dark
Sixth-That the feature OF the bill, whloh APP
niles adj valorem duties TO most schedules ar
fected by it is especially Objectionable, because
il will greatly increase the existing eYn or under
valuation and consequent frauds upon the
assessment OF duties as to greatly embarrass
he administration of the law. Against the
statement of the majority IS TO the effect or pro-
tectiye duties upon wages and
ION THE LABoETNG POOR"
ia the statement of wOrkmen themselves before
the committee. All unite in declaring that pro-
tective duties are essential TO fair and remuner-
alive wages, and that every reduction. in said
duties inevitably results in lowering the stand
ard of American wages. We dissent radically
rom the statement Of the majority OF the com
mittee that the reduction Of duties llghtens Dy
80 much the burdens Of taxation. Inc whole
history of our national experience SHOWS d con
stantly decreasing price as the euecV OF IA ia.
crease Of home competition. A reductlon OF
competition as inevitably results in putting
up the price demanded by our foreign rivals;
In the belief that the late tariff Legislation would
remain without material change for a period OF
years, business has adjusted itself TO II, pro
ducers have entered into contracts, and gener.
ally arranged their business In character ana
nature 10 conformity with il. All classes OF our
people relied upon its reasonable permanence
and freedom from immoderate and radical
change, so that every consideration appeals to
congress to let the present laws alone ana permit
the business Of the country TO proceed without
legislative disturbance. What the country wants
most Is a relief from congressional agitation.
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-03-21
Heirs to ~s2o,ooo,ooo.

4GEa u
The Hamburg relatives Of an adyen-
turous German emigrant are reported
to have fallen heir to a fortune of great
magnitude. The story is going the
rounds Of the German press. Seventy
years ago q dissolute young poacner left
his native village Of Kirchsteinbeck,
where he was in bad odor and had FREE
quent difficulties with She police and
game-keepers, and embarked for Cape
Colony. where he became. In course of
time 4 prosperous planter and stock
raiser, and the owner ofone ofthe most
valuable estates in the settlement.
Late IN life he sold this property for a
large sum, and took up his residence in
london. Fortunate speculations there
Increased his wealth still more, and
when lie died intestate, some years ago,
his property was worth over 500, OOO, 900.
Efforts to discover his heirs proved nm
syaiiing until recently, and the estate
has ever since been waiting for them In
Chancerx The people who now mher-
il this wealth supposed their adventur-
Gus relative dead long ago.
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-03-21
a Pathetic Letter.

The following letter, addressed to
the owner of one of the Gloucester YES
sells lost in the November gale, depicts
in vivid language some of the sufferings
entailed by the recent losses at sea:
SHAG HARBOR, Dec. 81, 1888.
Dear Sir My husband, Charles Wa
bert, was lost ON your vessel, and left
me with seven small children, not
of them large enough to help me q bit.
/ have a small babe in my arms, and
don't know which way to turn myself
for the best. He has left me in q suf-
fering condition. / have not Any money
to buy my children a bit of bread, and
what / am going to do l do not know. /
shall have to trust in God. have no
one to help me, for Mr.. Wabert has no
people in this province, and my parents
are dead. / have not afriend to help
me, only God. .a...
Syme nights I have put my little
children to bed without anything to
eat. 1t makes my breast ache to hear
them cry for bread, and zone to give
them. If you could hear their cries for
their father, and for bread your breast
would ache too. There is no one but
God knows what we pass through this
winter. MY eyes and breast are wet
with tears as / write this letter. If you
can assist me for our good Sayiour's
sake, do it with a little money, andI
will bless you and God will bless youin
the days to come. / do not know as !
have auv more RI write at rPespnt-
From your friend,
Mrs. OLIVE WABERT.
Shag Harbor.
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-03-21
DECLINED A DRINK.
hospitality extended Co the As1sS or
Shuprame Coort.


Having an imperative engagement az
Baltimore some time ago, Chief Justice
Waite Of the supreme court hurried to
the Baltimore and Ohio depot at Wash
inoton ten minutes before the train
started. As he was about to purchase 6
ticket he discovered to his horror thaS
he had only a few pennies in his pocket.
He looked around for q friend, but find,
inc none he resolved to use desperate
measures. He filed up liz the line to
the ticket window. AS he reached the
agent he smiled an awful smile across
the full width of his enormous mouth
and asked the ticket agent if he knew
him.
mo, I don't" snarled the agent
''and what is more, I don't want to
What do you want?"
II want a ticket to Baltimore and re.
turn. / am the chief justice of the su'
preme court. / have no money with
me. 1t is purely accidental. / car
give you my personal check" replied
the representative of justice.
ooh, / know you. I know all the
bloods. But that dodge went work on
me. l have just had two members o!
the cabinet try to blk me out Of
tickets, and no chief justice dodge gets
me. Take your ugly mug out of the
window and get out of the way of peo'
pie who have money"
The chief justice glared. He could
moi fine the young man for contempt OF
court. He felt worse than if he had
beenaa real fraud, and he blushed and
perspired SO that the agent hau his be-
lief strengthened. The chief justice
dashed out of the station to see If he
could rot find some one to identify him.
He had only five minutes left. 1t was
too short a time to run to the capitol.
He saw no one. Across the street there
was a saloon and an eating house. The
chief justice made q rush for the place
but stopped at the door. Spying a pri.
vate entrance he rushed in and accosted
the proprietor with the frantic inquiry
of "Do you know me?"
"Yer bet yer head / do, yer honor, "
said o short-haired, freckled-faced man
behind the bar; ''ye are the boss of the
shuprame coort. / see We livery day go
ing by here on the cars"
will you cash my check? 1 have
no time to explain" Here the justice
grabbed a piece of paper and a pen up.
on a desk neal by, and began to write
lurriedly.
"Shure / will. I have seen old boys
of on q tear before get out of money
Trusht me, sorr. Is it a twenty w
want? Here it is. Will We have {
drop before We run?"
But before any further explanation
could be made the chief justice had
grabbed the money and was running
across the street. In some way tbs
ticket agent had learned of his blundei
during the judges absence, and was al
p~oliteness when he saw the money. Mr.
Waite barely made the train, but ht
has not had such a shock to his dignity
since he went upon the bench Of Tho
supreme court.
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-03-21
Old John Browns Widow.

The Philadelphia Times publishes an
interesting interview with William
Still, the well-known colored man, who
was n of the leading spirits in the
"'underground-railroad" movements,
regarding the widow of Ossawatomie
Brown, who died in California recently.
Mrs. Brown was at Mr.. Stills residence
in Philadelphia when her hu~ land was
executed. "Dce.2, the day of the ex-
eeuttiion, . said Mr. MI Still II was cold and
clear, and Mrs. Brown was the first to
come down that morning. She came
down to the breakfast table calm and
collected, without a sign Of q tear or Of
mental suffering. In fact, she seemed
rather cheerful and light spirited. No
reference was made during the break
fast hour to the sad event of the day,
and not until the hour set for the exc
cution did Mrs. Brown show any signs
of grief. But when the clock struck
ten she grew deathly pale, and as she
sat with her hands folded across ben
breast as if in silent prayer, tears rollsa
down her m~arble-hued cheeks, and she
presented a picture of heroic grief thai
i can never forget. For nearly an
hour she seemed lost TO all about her,
but when the first feeling of bitten
despair wore off, she said, 'WelI sup
pose the law is avenged, and the people
are satisfied She then spoke of hel
husband cheerfully; Of his intentions, o
his zeal, Of his honesty. She had al
ways been in full sympathy with him ii
his undertaking., and had full knowl-
edge of his plans
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-03-21
The Shame of England.

London. Letter,-t does seem a
shame that q few people should W all
the land in this great country, AID thai
while millions can, with the greatest diff
feulty, exc out scarcely enough to keep
them from starving, a privileged num-
Der, who never earned a penny IN their
lives, and many of whose ancestors
never did, should be rolling in ath ence!
No wonder the working classes are ~
ginning to feel dissatisfied. The more
the facts are scrutinized the greater will
the injustice appear. Twenty-eight
dukes in the United Kingdom possess
one hundred and fifty eight separate es-
tates, comprising nearly four million
acres. The other members OF the peer
age, four hundred and ninety-seven IN
number, hold one thousand four hun
bred and thirty-five separate estates.
embracing about ten million acres. OF
thirtY-three million acres in England
and Wales, more than seventeen mil
lion acres are owned by a
body of men which probably does
not exceed four thousand five hundred
According to Hon. George Brodrick,
Warden of Morton College, Oxford,
nearly half the inclosed land of England
and Wales is owned by about two hun
dred and fifty persons. The largest
landed proprietor amongst the peers is
the duke of Sutherland, who owns more
than a million acres. His rent roll how
ever, is not as large as that of some
peers with much less property; his in
come from land amounting to only $685.
$40, while that of the Marquis of Butte,
who owns only one hundred and sixteen
thousand acres, is considerably over q
million dollars. The Duke of Buccleuch
comes second to the Duke of Suther-
land in number of acres and second to
the Marquis of Butte in size of income.
His land comprises four hundred and
fifty-nine thousand five hundred and
fifty acres, and his rent roll is about ST.
100, 000. The Duke of North-cumber-
lands rent rollranks next, being $780,
600 and next to him comes tie Duke of
Devonshire, with about S29 900 less.
The Earl OF Derby and Earl Fitzwil-
linn receive rents amounting annually
to about 500, 900. Altogether there
are ten peers who each receive over
$500, coca year from land.
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-03-21
The Explosion of George Francis.


George Francis Train dashes into
journalism again with a war whoop.
After knocking enemies right and left,
aad failing them under his feet, he
bursts out with this opinion of some
New York editors:
Venal scoundrels! There's blood Or
the face of the moon! Lizards leg and
gall of goatl Have at it, We cursl
Out damned spot Whang! Bangl
Wh-o-o-o-p! Miscreants all of yell
More n k-Spartan dogs, I hate vel
Roast We in d~eep-down gulf of frel
Turn the rascals ont CO ne on, feeble
cartons, all of vel Cartons, all of vel
Carcasses At for hounds Goose-Aeshed,
feyered lepers and paralyzed imbeciIes,
i hate yel-More inkl-Emaciated,
horned Idiots, pack terriers and gliding
ghosts, aTaunti Cap and knee slaves,
vapors, minute jacks, naked gulls and
dishclosh harbingers of pestilential visits
have at it!-More inkl-Green sickness
carrion andtallow faced baggage, away
Away! Norwegian banners hout the
skyl Carbuncled- hacked toads, dove
feathered hogs and canTas-backed he'll
lions pale before mel Turn the rascals
out!
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-30
HOW He GOT HIS START.
Story of the New Chairman of tn
National Republican Committee.

story of the New Chairman of the
National Republican Committee.
PTTTsBURG, Pa, June 30.-Mr. B. F. Jones
owes his fortune to his shrewdness in taking
advantage of an accident About thirty
years ago, when a rolling mill of this firm,
then Jones & Lauth, could have stood on
a narrow avenue without obstructing the
pavement on either side, one of the
workmen got his heavy iron tongs, weighing
about fifty pounds, fast. to bar of hot iron.
The bar was already in the jaws Of the rap
idly whirling rolls. There was no time to re-
lease the tongs, and they went through the
rolls under ponderous pressure. Instead OF
being crushed and broken they came out at
the other side flattened out of shape, of nc
more use as tongs, but bar of iron of a
high polish and changed texture. The
firm made no fuss about it, but
had quiet consultation among themselves.
They set to work analysing and experiment.
ing. The result was that instead Of sai-
charge the workman who let the tongs &C
through cold got bonus of $4,000, and in
stead of the little one horse rolling-mill the
present immense plant was constructed
1t is valued at 100000 1t makes
cold-roIled iron under an exclusive
patent at an immense profit, and
the long head of the lucky firm who was
made chairman of the National Republican
committee is millionaire about ten time:
over At the time the tongs got fast he KEEP
the books and his partner looked after TIT
mill. Mr. Lauth retired from the firm somt
years ago, and when the patent on the cold
rolled process was reissued received 500, 0Ot
from the new firm for his share of it.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-30
THE NEWS IN BRIEF.

Gold has been discovered in Menominee
county, Michigan.
Dr. Charles Fl. Rawson, a prominent
physician at Des Moines, died, aged S.
The Osborne" fiat-house in New York
City, which is almost completed, is fifteen
stories high
The Second Indiana district Republicans
nominated Capt George G. Riley, of Vim
cennes, for congress.
The Belvidere Iron company, of Easton,
Pa, has suspended. About 40 men are
thrown out of employment in consequence.
During a thunder storm at Winnipeg,
Gaynon, the evangelist, was killed by light
ming while in bed, and members of his family
injured
Peter Mulholland, bootblack of Phila-
delphia, who was formerly the boss sinner"
of Chicago, has fallen heir to fortune of
$50, 600
League ball games Friday: Chicago, 6;
Providence, O. Cleveland, 6; New York, 4.
Boston, Is; Detroit, A; Philadelphia, s;
Buffalo,
Mr.. r. A. Hunt, of Flat Creek, Bun
combe county, N c., is renowned throughout
all that region by being grandfather at the
age of "a years.
Farmers living near Naperville, ILL.,, have
been badly swindled by lighting-rod agents
They signed supposed contracts which proved
to be promissory notes.
The nineteen persons on trial at River
head, N F., for killing five Orangemen il
the St Stephens day riot, were acquitted
causing great excitement.
A third electric girl has been discovered
in Georgia. 1t is Mrs. c. F. Coleman, ane
she comes from the same neighborhood a.
Miss Hurst and Miss Price.
Col. E. C. Bailey, the original editor ant
proprietor of The Boston Herald has, afte
seven years retirement, returned to journal
| ism as editor of The Star of that city.
The Greenville Gill; Sun, Democratic
founded and published by Ball & Clark, ha
been sold by them to Vallie Harold, late o
the Fairplay, st. Genevieve, Mo.
Colored Democrats, representing the diff
| ferent states, held conference at New Yorl
and appointed delegates to Chicago to en-
deavor to secure representation for thei
race.
/ The farmers in southern Minnesota ar
building cyclone cellars. These are dee
| vaults, with strong walls and arched ROOT
with underground passageway connecting
with the cellar under the houses
The severance of the Wabash and Mis-
souri, Pacific railroads has been agreed upn
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-30
SheriH's Sale.


By virtue Of Special Rxecntionand Fee Bill No,
5776 issued ont OF the clerks Office of the circuit
court Of Rock Island county, and state of Illinois
and to me directed. whereby / am commanded to
make the amount of a certain judgment recently
obtained against Henry Dart and The Milan Paper
Company, George NJ. Dickson, John Dickson and
Roswell p. Dart II. favor of the Rock Island Ma
tional Bank, ont OF lot No. Four l4) in block No.
Twelve (2) in that part OF the city Of Rock Island
known as Spencer's addition in the county of Rock
Island and state of Illinois, the lands and tene-
ments of said defendant, Henry Dart. and levied
upon by me on the 10th day of November, A. D.,
1883, BY virtue Of certain writ Of attachment is
sued in said cause ont OF said cifeuit court the
10th day OF November, A. D., 1888; Therefore, &C
cording to said command, shall expose for sale al
public auction, all the right title and interest Of
the above named Henry Dart in and to the above
described property, on Thursday the 10th day OF
July, 1884, at Ten O'Clock a. m. at the north door
of the court house in the city of Rock Island, in
the county of Rock Island, and state of Illinois,
for cash in hand, TO satisfy said execution and fee
bill.
Dated at Rock Island, this 10th day of June, A.
D. 1884. j. M. RETICKER.
Sheriff Of Rock Island County.
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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-30

Pure Cod liver Oil made from selected
livers, on the sea-shore. by Caswell, Ha-
zard d Co., New York. 1t is absolutely
pure and sweet. Patients who have once
taken it prefer it to all others. Physicians
have decided it superior to any of the
other oils in market.
Chapped Hands, Face, Pimples, and rough
Skin, cured by using Juniper Tar Soap,
made by Caswell, Hazard s. Co. New
Nnrl-
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-30
ADVICE TO MOTHERS.

Are you disturbed at night and broken
of your rest by sick child suffering and
crying with pain of cutting teeth2 If so,
send at once and get a bottle of Mrs.
Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children
teething. Its value is incalculable.
1t will relieve the poor little sufferer i'm
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there is no mistake about it. II cures
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ems the gums, reduces inflammation. and
gives tone and energy to the whole sys-
TEN. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup
for Children Teething is pleasant to the
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the oldest and best female nurses and ply
sicians in the United States, and is fol
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world. Price % cents per bottle.
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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-30
AN EDITORS TRIBUTE.

Theron P. Keator, Editor of Fl.
Wayne, Ind, Gazette" writes: "For
the past five years ! have always used DIR.
Kings New Discovery, for coughs OF
most severe character, as well as for those
of milder type. 1t never fails to effect a
speedy cure My friends to whom have
recommended it speak of it in the SAINT
high terms. Having been cured by it oe
every cough have had for five years,
consider it the only reliable and sure cure
for Coughs, Colds, ETC." Call at Hartz
& Bahnsen's Drug Store and get Free
Trial Bottle. Large Size 81 90.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-06-30
Renounced masonry.

DUBLIN, June 3O.-Winstanley, home rule
candidate for the mayoralty, has publicly re
nounced masonry, and it is rumored thai
Archbishop McCabe will recall his pastoral
letter forbidding Roman Catholics from sup
porting Winstsnley, as the latter, by his
withdrawal from masonry, has placed him
self outside the bane of the paper allocutior
of free masonry