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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-21

CHICAGO, April 2L-There has been con-
siderable talk in political circles about the
failure of the Republican state convention to
select Emery \. StOrrs and Gen. Green B.
ItuuuI as delegates at-large. As Alderman
". ). Young, Jr,, of the Fifteenth ward, in
this city was chairman of the committee ap-
pointed to select delegates at-large, etc, a
reporter asked him what he had to say on
the subject. Chairman Young said: "The
committee was disposed to follow out the gen
eral inclination of the convention in adopt
ing conservative, harmonious policy. 1t
was desirous of healing the diifere noes of the
past and, TO use hackneyed phrase, bury
the hatchet The business interests of the
country demanded-Or rather, insisted
upon a representative among the delegates.
at-large, and all that can be said is
that Mr.. Burton c. Cook was, by
a majority Of the committee, selected
on account of his standing in the
community, and his long devotion to
party of which he was one of the founders
Mr.. Storrs should haxe been more ably rep
resented ut Peoria. His friends did not
push his claims very strongly, and Mr.. Cook
had & subs tantial following. There is moth
ing in the talk that Mr.. Storrs was sighted.
Every body recognizes his ability ,and nobody
would have beenbetter pleased than to have
him selected. General Raums friends did
their best, and, if | remember Alright, he
came within one vote Of being selected. l
want to declare emphatically that there was
no slate made with regard to these delegates
at-large, who were selected without interfer-
ence or expression of wish from the political
powers that b.. The possible second choice
of the delegates for p, esidant vas unhearI of,
and thesdelegates were selected on their owl
account, and | believestime will indorse the
action of the committee.
WASHINGTON CITY, April 2l.-Emery
StorTs, in an interview III The New York
Herald, says he thinks the selection of dele
gates in Illinois points to one of two things
either Logan had nothing to do with it, or
he is not seriously n candidate
While the delegates selected may vote
for him, it is perfectly we'll un-
! derstood their preferences are in other direc-
tions The deegatlon-at-large is half Arthur,
half Blaine without any Logan in it. The
whole list Of delegates at-large would indi
cate that Logan's candidacy was really a
mask for Blaine He says he knows that
Logan and Blaine have very cordial reIa-
tiUns.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-21
Nellie Grant SartOris

New YORK, April 2l.-Mrs. Nellie Grant
Sartoris, daughter of Gen. Grant, and her
two children has arrived from England She
will make a long visit at the home of Gcr
DareDtS
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-21

Trustees Of Car Prize
Fund of American
Humane Association.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-04-21
EDWIN LEE BROWN.

Chicago, Ill.
Mrs. EMILY " APPLETON,
ABRAHAM FIRTH.
Boston, Mass, D.,
April Q, 1884.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-11-14
AntIdotet 70 Snake Polsons.

In her book. Snakes, Curiosties and
Wonders Of Serpent Life Miss Gath
crime G. Ilo2ley writes on the sub ect
Of 'Ihe Venoms and Their Remedies. :"
as follows
"To conceive Of an antidOte % snake
poison ia the true sense Of the term. ~
Sir John Fayrer explains, zone must
imagine substance 50 subtle as to
follow. OFcrtake and ncutrnlizc the
venom i'm tho blood; one that shall have
the power Of cOunteracting and neu-
tgalizing the deadly influence 10 has ex-
erted on the vital forces. Such sub
stance has still TO 10 found and our
present experience Of the action OF drugs
does not lead to hopeful anticipation
that we shall find IL.
With regard ~ the many drugs used
i'm various countries for the cure of
snake bite. 10 is curious 20 note that as
q rule. they are procured from The most
deadly plants As like cures like, so
poison cures poison. Pennvroval, SAYS
Charas, was held % the nose Of q viper.
who by turning and wiQgling. lab0red
bard 90 AVOID IL, and in half an hours s.
time was killed byiL This was in July.
81 which season these creatures arc
computed TO be in tho greatest vigor Of
their poison.
Another drug which IS poison TO q
venOmOu5 snake is tobac o, within the
reach OF most persons This. among
native remedies, has always been i'm
favor, and we have heard Of .ts efficacy
ever since the weed was known to Eu-
rOpoans. Various species Of tobacco
and It's allies are Indigenous 10 most
tropical countries aud probably were
in use for both man and snake bites
long before civilized nations took com
fort IN smoking Man carries more
poison in his mouth than snake. said
an old Nirginian wr.tor, alluding to nico-
tine. He can poison q rattlesnako more
quickly than 10 can him. Nicholson
states that 10 also rapidly affects "a
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-11-14
Personal AND LITERARY.

w. W. Corcoran. of Washington
ID. c.. has So far given away $1,000
900 in donations.
President Arthur pays taNcs in
New York this year To the amount OF
S6,377. So ~ y $40.
Florida has cighty-fvc newspapers
five dailics, two scmi-wccklios and
seventy eight wcoklies.
-Cyclonia is tho namc givon TO
baby who was horn during "a frightful
cyclone in jamaica two years ago.
George Sand earned more than
$500, 600 10y her pen; but her posses
sons were scarcely worth 80, 700 when
she died.
-ROv T.. Y. Buchanod, brorher Of
the lato President James Buchanan.
has been rector of the Episcopal
Church Mt Oxford. Pa, for fifty yeSrs.
Rtisburgh Post.
Tho entire body matter of a recent
issue OF tho Ilion IN. W Cuigen was
composed by type-setting machine.
and the paper was prirted 10y elec-
tricity
Tho 81. James GdS ne, n high-toncd
English society paper, beautifully SAYS
Premier Gladstone is breaking hiS
shins in his progress TO everlasting
smash. "
e. Sutro, the great engineer, is TO givo
San Francisco u public Ii rary, 90 cos.
several hundred thousand dollars. Cal
Gornia has advanced rapidly out OF tho
gold-digging epoch - CGTcHL
An article adjudgcd disrospectrul
to the person of the King of Spain
has cost tho editor of nj ForrcHir, n
Republican journal. eighteen years
sentence OF imprisonment ana thrco
hundred dollars fine.
Thousands ot titles TO written and
unwrittcn plays and books have been
filed with the Librarian of Congress.
with fee of dollar in each instance.
under the impression that some sort of
protection ~ thus gained. Tho law re-
/ quiros n deposit of the entire work.
without which there is no copyright.
! Washington STIR.
! Rev. James II. Smith. speaking nj
fredericksburg, Va, of "Stoncwall >
jackson, told this story: "Jackson's 3
power of sClf-control was wonderful.
One day n warm friend and admircI
vcnturcd To ask him which way tho
army would move on the following day.
Can YOU kcep secret, sirV asked
Jackson. Yes, sir said the gentle
man, supposing he was about 10 obtain
tho desired information. Then, slr,'
rctortcd Jackson, 20 can J..
Miss Jennie Blackman. OF Mill
Plain Oanbury), arose from her bed
while asleep the other night and
wandered some distance from the house
10 brook. in which she was found
asleep in two feet Of water. with her
head resting ON the bank. After being
awakened she expressed herself ig-
norant of what had happened. Miss
Blackman is eighteen years of age, and
has had attacks of somnambulsm be-
fore. HdrtJOrd COMM Times.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-11-14
Not a Clear Idea Of a Sharper.

He was such an limo 'ent-looking old
man, and so very green i'm his ways,
that Officer Button at the Central De
pot felt il a duty o. caution him against
pickpockcts and sharpers.
ooh, you nocin't be- afearcd Of any
body gcttin' the best Of me- was the
reply. "Jist come in here and lcmme
show you sunthin' "
lie sat down i'm one corner Of the
waiting-room and pulled of his boots
In each one Of them he hau SO, and -
in change in his pockets
"In order to git that money" he said
as he pulled his boots on, "fvc got 10
be knocked down. walked ON and them
butes cut OF ms feet, and reckon no
body viii undertake to serve me that
way by daylight
"Wcll, take care Of Yourself"
"Oh YOU bet I've fed ON grass all
my life, but I'm not half as green rs
you might suppose"
lie went strolIing around fora an hour
or 80 and then came 90 Button, with n
check in h, hand and said
"What street shall I take 10 go To- the
Marine Bank''
There is no such bank here
Wei, whcrc'll go to git this check
cashod?'
Great cots old man, but what
have you been doing?'
Lent fcllcr $50 and took that
check Of 500 for security. Ilc said /
could draw the hull Of 10 and keep $50
until he saw me again
When told that 10 was worthless and
that he had been made the victim Of .,
confidence man the old fellow took a
long time 10 think aud then replied
"Well. why ln land name didn' YOU
explain whata sharper wa-2 rcckOncd
that 50 long a. / didn't trade hosess on
buy the county right OF q washin ma
chine mo- human hycna could WALTON me
out o them sjO''-U Uch0H Frcc PJcs
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-11-14

over. as tho boy was possinv
through an oak grove ON the borders Cf
n rcedy marsh, which led acroS, lots to
his teachers residence. he saw a sicbt
which held him spellbound, aud caused
the blood to thrill i'm his veins as il never
did before. Hardly rod from the
well-bcaten path running along the side
of n gentle slope, and beneath n Giant
old oak, engaged in deadly combat. was
large hare, of browuish gray color.
and the identical raven his uncle had
described. Two young hares. COVER
ing and trembling violently, were lust
visible through tho swaylng herbage be-
hind their mother. At the moment he
saw the combatants, the hare was max
ing spring, with extended feet. toward
It's adversary, who, with wide wings
spread and open beak awaited the on
set. The ravens strong claws seemed
riNeted TO the earth One foot was
boldly thrust forward. and every
muscle was set for the strife. He could
never forget how the eyes of that hare
ghttered with rage, and its ears being
laid back. yet bristling with anger, gave
the animal particularly ferocious ap.
peorance. Ii was evident that, while
lying asleep in its form, or bed, the
for the purpose of securing one of the
Young lcverets, species of gamc of
which this bird is particularly fond, and
shat tho mother. awaking. promptly
aSsailed the intruder The hyht had
probably been gong on for some time
and the lad saw from the appearance
OF both that the combat would soon
reach eliminating point. The raven
was bleeding from the ELECTS of deep
scratch on the side of the neck, inflicted
either 10y the sharp toes or the ready
teeth OF the active rodent, VIII le the
hare had evidently had several narrow
escapes from the loss of an eye. "A tho
torn iesh above its agitated whiskors
amply testified. Occasionally "A
deep, harsh croak came from the
throat OF the angry raven, and
n low, indescriblblc growl from his no
less enraged and desperate foe. The
boy Sympathies were entirely on the
side of the winglcss adversary, and he
ha silently selected long, tough stick,
Tor the purpose of making himself a
participant in the lively and sanguinary
scene, when suddenly, by IA most adroit
and rapid movement, TIE hare delivered
telling blow on the breast of the ra-
ven in fact, stroke that seemed TO
knock the breath from its body and
for moment the bird lost its look of
rage, and reeled helplcssly backward.
Quck "a thought. the keen inc sors of
the triumphant hare were deeply buried
IN tho neck of the raven. The next i'm
slant the bird, gathering all its ener-
gies, famed the air with its widespread
pinion'. and, fairly lifting the hare sew
erai feet from the ground. as it clung
with determined grip, mounted among
the trce-tops With evident reluctance,
the hare loosened his hold. and dropped
exhausted TO the earth, while heavily.
anG with distressful cries, the van
quishcd raven bore away toward tho
nearest woods george u. GriBfth, tn
Gotden DIys.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-11-14
HUMOROUS.

Fashionable caterers say that their
patrons are running to buns-th genu-
inc English bun. We may therefore
soon see a-bun dance ON American ta-
bles. - BostoH ITans script.
-"Why is n harmonious husband
and wife like eight cubic fcctP" asked
Flattcry, and before ! could reply tho
answer came: "Iccause they are both
in accord. Boston Times.
A man was arrested in Ontario for
thrdshing nineteen dudes. His excuse
was that his physician directed him TO
take some gentle exercise, and that was
the gcntlest exercise ho could think of.
--ETch1HJc.
-"Will you help me press somo
leavcsp the maiden asked her lover.
"If you will faston them i'm your waist
belt FIJI sec what can do he an
swcrcd; and thus popular method OF
pre- sing autumn leaves was invented.
- SomerUiiic Jouynai.
What has become Of your society
for the suppression OF siang?' asked
the high-schOOl girl Of her friend Amy.
"Oh, i's gone up the spout, replied
the la:tcr "YOu mean assembled tho
conduit, do you notP' corrected Mil
drcd a. OH CUy Derrict
So. you have finally made up your
mind you won't have mc?' he asked.
"Ycs, firmly" she replied. 81 suppose
you take me for % tool for proposing To-
you so often "NO. sir; / don't take
you for a fool. Iwouldn't have you for
u gift. ~ DcfrOU FREE Press.
We do not love poetry, and es-
pecially when il conveys to us such
startling truth az was recently given TO
the world in q poem beginning Dark
NO 8 crccps O'cr us rs night comes on"
a truth like that. even though crushed
10 earth, would bob up serencly ever
and anon. BuriitgtOH HaWkcyc.
"A farmer sent his boy 10 the sugar
BUSH 10 look after the sap buckets.
Presently the boy returned. How arc
thcy asked the farmer Wwell,"
the boy replied 's-somo arc h-half
full s-somc arc f-full, an some ara
r-ruuning over guess they'll a-av,
cragc bout full. ~ J.. SIM.
u am going down TO the city front to
sketch, said young artist this morn
ing. Am ] bothered by curious on
lOOkers3' No, not now / always 90
on board q ship. I have done 80 since
q city front lOungcr leaned over nv
shoulder ono day he weighed about
25O pounds and said That goodl
Pfwat is it?' Sun FraHcic co Post.
While n Burlington Girl was sing.
ing "Ilcc as q BIRD To- her young man
q sudden noise disturbed her, and she
turned around just i'm time to see her
father chuckiug the young man through
the window. He apologzcd for his
slowness 90 take Che hint next time he
met her. and explained that he Thoughts
she was only iooling BnriiHg'op Tree
Press.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-11-14
SOMEBODY

Sosnehocye coming into the world
somebody leaving "a, Somebody wrepa,
somebody bark on ltfcs stream H. whirlCi
Somebody gaiy gtidcs over the deems
somebody, somewhere. Is laughing tonight
somebody s singing whilC somebody sighs-.
somebody, somewhere. - quaninR tho bright
fruit OF the grape c-vhilc somebody dies
SoGIheb3u! heart ia bursting with joy,
somebody : starving someW hcre nlono
somebody PRAYING fo- somebody's boy
somebody suffers aud makcth no moan
somebody hand Is lifted on high
somebody $ heart is riven in twain;
1otneSouy' somewhcre. hears somebody cry
ana tue river flows smoothly agaia.
Sonehody dirgo Is sung by the waves
couebody neVcrmOre sorrow will know.
somebody Dame Fortune = ncklencss prnycs-
somebody souls rs pure as the snow.
Somebodl hearts a. black as the night.
. somebody = ewes are cluScd-'nCaththos sod
And :" II scared upward-to God.
N. L. star.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-11-14

Besides the above-named trains there is n
way Train with passenger car attached that
goes both East and Vest daily except Sunday.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-11-14

summer roses dic2
y,,t,. 1,. t,,.l willows woopf
"' wv '''' Yankees all like per
babies otocpf
happy days AN pass2
ty1,,. tt- lovers sighY
WY W. WV h0fsn and COW eat gras1
fishers licf
(IoIrdCi Ib'Us r0ar}
Why go the . hiftIDs uEf
ancient maidcue euOr0f
and vow thCy 90 mo- such fhlngf
~. H. DVgQCH, W LfId
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-11-14

The Amalgamatcd Society OF Csr.
pcn'ers and Jo.ners was organized u
june, 1870, and now numbers 22,83Z.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-11-14

The Emperor of Austria has he
Gnes: collection of pipes in Europe
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-11-14
Madder'n Thunder.

Great Nichodcmusl Whats up
with you, old fellowr' quericd Smith
kins, a. he gaIcd wOnderingly at the
shrunkcn checks aud blotchcd counte-
nance of his friend POdgcrs, which
might have been taken as The result Of
Chinese lcprOsy md Asiatic cholera.
you haiu't been doing polite, I'm
Maine, have yOH2 Perhaps it's your
business. Why don't you ta,c yaca-
tion2'
Vacation" answered Podgcrs, hol-
lOwly; "I'vc just returned from yaca-
ton but tell me. aud here he
clulched his friends coat, while fire
shot from his hollow eyes. 'I'o you
know any Of those fellows that write
about the delights of Adirondack trout
fishing in The papers? Disclose one.
unmask him, that the just light Of
Heaven may shine upon him, and
though he dwell iu The antipodcs or in
Chelsea, ! viii visit upon him the cy-
clone of my vengeance. Who impcllcd
me To- pay 70 villainous guide fifty dol
lars to pilot me through a trackless
swamp 10 endure long sieges of gastric
gOncne-s. 90 iill my stem with rhcu-
matte agony and my cpidcrmi- with in
sect venom Where is the man
who g
Bu Podgcr feelings were too much
for him and hc hurriedIy limped away,
--LJsi0u GiOjC.
Il was au illustration Of Irish pluck
when William Irish, q brakeman at
san Jose. Cal, recently held mp his
hand, crushed i'm coupling cars. and
submitted To- amputation without taking
an onesthctic
-s s---
The Emperor of Austria has he
Gnes: collection of pipes in Europe
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-11-14

-OOvcruOr Jarvis told the North
Caro.inians in q speech the other day
that they had en- Dyed this year some
thing never before seen since the Dcclar-
alton Of Independence. "the State Gov
crnment run for one whole year with
ont drawing q dollar from the pockets
of the people Tni was accomplished
by the sale of some unproductigc public
property.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-11-14
o. & o. r. r. TIMETABLE.
WESTWARD.

Condensed timetable OF passenger trains fas
ne stations named below.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1884-08-15
PoOIesyille Items.

The small girls pound picnic took plac
last Wednesday in MIR. Cissil's grove.
In the game of base ball here last Satur
day the Jacksonville scored IS and Pooles
vile Is runs.
A son of Mr.. ]. Il. Yingling was badly
gcred by vicious bull, Saturday, at Mr.
VIM. T. Jones'.
A colored BOY fell from Il carriage, Sun.
day, coming from camp, fracturing his jaw
bone.
The colored camp closes next Monday.
Mr.. M. Thos. Pyles is quite sick.
Miss Ella Beall and sister, of Washing.
ton, are visiting Mrs. Thos Hoskinson.
A dastardy deed was committed last night,
an incendiary attempt to burn the dwelling
and stable of Mr. j. T. Trundle, near Syca-
more. Mr.. I. and wife were away from
home. Mr. j. r. Hoskinson, who had charge
OF the house, was awakened by the smoke /;
he perceived pile of burning hay placed in
contact with the house and succeeded in OK
tinguishng it. In the meantime fire had
broken out in the new stable building near
by, which was too far advanced to be con.
trolled. The building, with its contents of
hay, harness, &c, was consumed.
Messrs. w. Hoskinson, w. Poole and A..
Fletchall attended Wesley Grove Camp
Sunday.
Aug. IL, 1884. f.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1884-08-15

"Oh, whar shall we go wen der great day
Gums,
Wild der blown' Oh dc trumpets and dc
bangn' er der drumsY
How many poo sinners u be kOtch'd out
late,
An fine no latch ter der Golden Gate"
A novel and not unnstructive feature of
the John Robinson Mammoth Street Parade
is the presence OF veritable slave singing
band OF Southern negroes The sable sons
and daughters of the Sunny South are fresh
from the cotton plantations of the Caro-
linas, the cane fields of Louisiana and the
rice swamps of Georgia, and constitute an
entirely new, humorous and at the same
time instructive feature of the vast, varied
and peerless public pageant made by John
Robinson and his Ten Gigantic Big New
European Mammoth Shows Combined All
these negroes were old plantation Southern
slaves, black as crows They appear in the
grand parade clad in the same grotesaue
and varied garb they wear when in their
sunny homes, and seated sn cotton bales,
piled in an old plantation mule team Of
precisely the same pattern as is used in the
South. This band Of freedmen will sing,
as the procession moves, with all the soul
lul and weird effect Of former surroundings,
the genuine heart-striking music of the
camp-meetings, merry-makings and slave
cabins Of the South. The public, instead
OF seeing white men with burnt cork faces,
such as are presented in the ntolcrable
misrepresentation upon the minstrel stage,
Will behold in this great street parade, in
this band nj freedmen, II troupe oi genuine
old time plantation darkies, and hear from
the lips Of these sable singers such quaint
and original airs iis
MARY and Marthas jst gone long
70 ring dem charmin' bells
Cryin' free grace, and dyin' love
To ring dose charmn' bells.
Methodists and Baptists, jist come long
10 ring dem charmin' bells"
And also the melodies Of slavery days
upon the old Southern plantations
"De ole bee make dc honey comb;
DE young bee make dc honey;
De niggers make de cotton an korn,
En- de white folks gifts all de mummy"
These and similar songs will be sung with
that fervor and gusto which makes an &C
curatc deineation of genuine Southern
negro life a source of unalloyed pleasure
to their white faced brethren. The sable
harmonists will positively appear daily In
the grand street cortege of John Robinson
when the Mastodon Show visits Rockville,
August Goth.