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The state journal., 1884-08-23
READING sQUIBs.
Newsy Briefs Gathered for Our
Readers.

The keystone Syndicate scaled
the turn again. "Eppy."
Our old friend, David Gibson, is
again on deck, having recovered from
his injuries received at Gettysburg.
Mr.. John Smith and lady are
spending few days in Harrisburg,
and will also make a short trip up
the Cumberland Valley.
Mrs Lizze Welsh is absent from
the city on tour through eastern
States.
Quite a number of the young
members of the Second Presbyterian
Church and Sunday ay-school, visited
"Flying Hill Park and " Highland
Heights on last Sunday afternoon.
For "go as you please" city,
Reading gobbles the whole bakery.
The Soup and Saucer entertain
ment given by the members of the
A. NJ. Z. Church on last Wednesday
night was a grand success financially
and otherwise.
Miss Sadie Nelson has gone took
ford, Chester county, to spend few
days.
Miss Amelia, daughter of William
and Lavinia Fry, of Philadelphia, is
visiting this city, and is the guest of
Mrs. 4. Nj. Seidle.
Our genial friend, Joseph Maze, of
Marietta, passed through our city last
week on his way to Rirdsborough.
Mr.. John Williams, while picking
pears, fell from the tree and bruised
himself considerably.
On Monday night the Blaine and
Logan club met and appointed a
committee to select q UNIFORM 1or
the club.
Mrs Lizzie Hudson, Of Philadel-
phia, is the guest of Mrs. i. B. Terry.
Don't borrow your neighbor's
STATE JOURNAL. Subscribe and pay
for it.
The state journal., 1884-08-23

1t has come to pass says the Cleveland
Herald that it is more profitable to be a
base ball player than it is to be United
States Senator For instance, Moor
mick, who was pitcher for The Cleve-
lands, got 50, 500 and a bonus of 81 900,
making total of 50, 800 for joining the
Cincinnati Unions to play the remainder
of the season. This is equal to 81, 1850 a
month, which again divided makes $437.-
80 a week. Now Mccormick will not
play oftener than three times a week,
which makes his wages $145.835 per day
for working days. The game will aver
age about two hours each, so that he re-
ceives for his actual work no less than
$72.91 an hour, or over $l.21 a minute
for work done. Still this man is not Gu
dOwed with an extraordinary range Of
ability. If he was not playing ball he
would probably be tending bar in some
saloon at $12 a week.
The state journal., 1884-08-23
He Outstayed the Train Boy.

IOnl inc OnlC:SO 1lcEdlU.
Did you ever go to see your girl on a
Saturday night?' inquired the train 10y
ofthe brakeman, but the autocrat Of the
ventilators disdained to answer except by
o smile that indicated the frequent and
repeated affirmative. "Did you ever
stay late?" The brakeman continued to
smile
'I'll bet I've stayed later than ever you
did. You won't tell on me? Well, last
Saturday night after | came in Offmy run
l went up TO see that girl of mine. 1t
was quite pleasant, and | stayed and
stayed She didn't get sleepy, neither
did |. We were just getting along
nicely when heard noise at the front
door, and what do you s'pose it was The
butcher, by jimminy, leaving the meat
for breakfast. Did you ever beat that?'
The brakeman resumed his smile of su
periority.
Say, l bet you cigar you never beat
that
The brakeman at last deigncd to speak,
and replied;
''Go you
GLOW ?"
Stayed and helped cat the meat at
breakfast
The train boy gave him loaded cigar
The state journal., 1884-08-23
Queen victoria's Wealth.

Labouchere is responsible for the state
ment that the Queen has made a new
will. She has certainly plenty of money
to give away, and as certainly plenty of
people TO grab for it. Prince Albert left
al least 100000. A miser named
Neald bequeathed to her Majesty 81, 800, E
900, and all her life she has been saw
ing the greater part of her annual
income The demands on her will
come from her numerous grandchil-
drcn. Her family has curious knack of
making poor marriages and the only
wealthy members are the Duke of Cam
bridge, the Duke of Cumberland and Ter
son, the Duke of Edinburgh, who in
herits in an exaggerated form the parsi-
mOny from his father and mother. The
children of the Prince of Vale will be
provided for by Parliament, and his eldest
son is to get a grant next year.
The state journal., 1884-08-23
M. B. G..
Chambersburg Squibs.
CHAMBErsBURG, August 10.

CHAMBErsBURG, August 10.
The weather is very warm just now
and rain would be blessing as vege-
tation is dying beneath the scorching
rays of the sun, bat we must possess
our soul in patience, and in good time
we will have both rain and cooler
weather.
Death has again entered our midst
and taken away the old and the
young. MIR. Samuel Little, father of
our policemen, Mr.. VIM. II. Little,
and one of our oldest and best known
residents, departed this life August
18th, aged 6S years. Fannie v, in-
fant daughter of Armstead Baltimore,
died August 8th, aged 9 months.
Jennie Smith Harris, born June 18th,
1868, died August 14th, 1884, aged
81 years, l month, 30 days. Miss
Harris was young lady of most ex-
cellent qualities, true friend, de-
voted christian. She will be sincere
ly mourned by a host offriends, both
in church and society. The exer-
cises were conducted by Rev. VIM.
III. Davis, with remarks from the fol
lowing passages ofscripture : Psalms,
37th chapter, 37th verse. The inter.
ment took place at Mercersburg last
Sabbath, quite a number being pres
ent from Chambersburg.
Mrs. Snively, Mrs. Josephine Blbb,
Mrs. Kate Shaw, Miss Harriet Ches-
ter, Prof VIM Howard Day and }.
I. Compton, Esq, were among the
The state journal., 1884-08-23
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The state journal., 1884-08-23
CARLISLE HAPPENINGS.
Shabby Treatment by Railroad
Company.
CARLISLE, Pa, Aug. 20, 1884.

One week from Monday, the pub,
lie schools OF Carlisle will again open
for ten month term, and teachers
and scholars are already looking
forward to the event with interest.
The camp-meeting held last week
in Mentzer's woods, near Kersville-
lasted over Sunday. Trains were
run to the camp on Sudday, and
many persons took in the occasion.
The many friends of DR.. Able
will be glad to know he is much
better.
Daughters of Temperance were
disappointed in not getting Pine
Grove, as white pic mic from Han
over had it engaged, and the Rail
road company claim they did not
know anything of it. Anyhow the
Daughters had to 60 to Goldsboro,
near Gettysburg. Which dissapoint-
ment kept away great number.
Subscribers ask for your paper at
the Post Office, and you will be sure
to get it.
1t was reported here this afternoon
that the Rev, Robinson, of Philadel-
phia, formerly pastor of A. NJ. L.
Bethel church here, was dead.
What has become of our genial
friend, Samuel A. Jordan?
An awful fish story is going the
rounds, for which a certain grand
army man is responsible. Ed NJ
man, while fishing at the creek the
other day, got a bite, and in attempt
ing to pull out his rcd broke off a
few feet from the end, The fish
moved away with it, and small boy
dohed his clothes and went after it
he reached the broken rod, and tried
to swim ashore with it, but the bass
took the opposite notion and swan
away with the boy, He tells it in
solemn earnestness, and Ed. human
corrobOrates him.
Miss Jennie Gatewood, of the
"Donivan's Original Tennessee sing
! ers," is home On vacation.
Mrs. Jane Brown and family, of
Washington, D. c.. are the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. S. L. Phillips, on east
Liberty street.
Quite large crowd, friends of the
Daughters of Temperance, of Carlisle,
assembled at the depot this morning
to attend a picnic, which was to be
held at Pinegrove Park, but owing
to some misunderstanding on the
part of the Gettysburg and Harris
burg Railroad, they were disap-
pointed, the G. G5 II. having rented
the grounds to a picnic party from
Hanover Our folks were not in
formed until about s o'clock last
night, and we were unable to inform
the people generally, and the citizens
were greatly disappointed. The
railroad company offered grounds On
the Gettysburg road, but they were
not accepted They then repaired to
the Cave Hill, about a mile from
town, and passed the day pleasantly.
Rather shabby treatment from rail
road company.
The state journal., 1884-08-23
A RemOrsefuI Darkey.

81 hope you are sorry that you took the
pants, said an Austin judge to colored
culprit.
Il am, boss, fora fac. -
''You would not do it again, would
your"
81 don't reckon I'll cher get anudder
chance at dem ar pants.
Il mean that you are sorry you took
them ?'
II is dat. | was sorry as soon as | tuck
EN-. / 'spected ter find, at dc least, five
dollars in dem pants, but dar was muffin
in EN- 'ceptin' a kear ticket and a key.
As soon as run my han in de pockets l
felt remorse, jedge, and Use bin a re-
morseful niggah eber since. "-Ttras
lSitItngs
The state journal., 1884-08-23

Last Friday evening, during a
dance in West Harrisburg, Jacob
Newman was severely cut with ra-
zor in the hands of Samuel King.
Newman preferred a charge of as
sault and battery against the man,
who was arrested by Constable Har-
ley of the 8th ward and committed
to Jail.
The state journal., 1884-08-23
Victor HugO's Daughter Adele.

TIOIH IUHUUH 0OCICIY'
Among the guests who frequented
their hospitable house in Guernsey was a
certain Captain Penson. Who, after
proposing to Adele Hugo and being re-
fused by her Parents, eloped with the
young girl, whom he abandoned shortly
after their marriage, by which he so pros
trated her with grief that despair de
strOyed her intellect, As soon as Victor
Hugo heard of her sad state he went over
to America, whittier her husband had
taken her, and brought her back; but she
never recovered from the shock and is
still living in the asylum at st. Maude,
where her father occasionally visits her.
The state journal., 1884-08-23
The Time for stfmnIants

Biggins was poorIy-"all run down
and no strength" he told his friend
Smith.
'Does yer eyer take any stimulent,
Mr.. Biggins p asked Smith.
NO" answered higgins mournfully,
except sometimes just before goin' to
bed !"
"Well, for my part, said Smith de
cidedly. l don't never want to take
nothing just afore goin' to bed, for |
goes right to sleep an loses all the good
on it.
The state journal., 1884-08-23
Lancaster Examiner.

Chairman Hensel must have told some
whopping stories in Trenton yesterday,
for even the Democratic New York Sun
in concluding its report says: Congress
man M'Adoo started to tell some more
things about Blaine, but after Hensel his
tales were tame, and the convention be-
ginning to break up he stopped, after
assuring his hearers that Cleveland had
no defensive campaign to make.
The state journal., 1884-08-23
Fruits of Experience.

t IUIII ILIo T IIIIlEutI l1IEId OdII.
Minister'S wife-How terrible This
paper says that q Methodist minister and
his family in the rural districts of New
York were recently discovered to be on
the verge of starvation.
Minister-Well, he might have known
enough to keep a big dog.
Minister 5 wife-Why. what for
Minister-To scare off donation parties.
The state journal., 1884-08-23
Too I5ashfuI to Look at n Girl.

Robert recen tly mustered enough cour.
age to escort a girl home from an even
ing party. AT the breakfast table, next
morning, his father asked:
'Well, my son, did you go home with
any OF the girls last night p
Yes, said Bob.
"Who was she ?''
Robert hesitatcd, but finally blurted
out:
81 thought it was Annie Warren, but
when we got to the turn of the road she
went into Ella Ham house"
The state journal., 1884-08-23
An Outpouring of Independents.

n, Y. Star.
Chairman Independent meeting-The
assembly will now come to order. | re-
gret that the warm weathcrhas prevented
SO many patriotic Independents from at
tending as
The Secretary (whispering) - Stop.
There is the other one.
Chairman-Where?
Secretary-Just coming in the door.
Go ahead We are all here now-the
whole five OF us.
The state journal., 1884-08-23

A colored painter in Mt. Sterling,
KY, named Lee Johnson, fell from
the roof Of a house, a distance Of
forty feet, and sustained fatal inju-
rios
The state journal., 1884-08-23

A8- The Office of THE JOURNAL Publishing
COMPANY has been removed to the corner Of
South street and Tanners avenue, where all
business will be transacted. Send in your JOB
Printing aud subscriptions
The state journal., 1884-08-23
Yes, But They Are FicllIe as the Wind.

"Our Billy Over in Jersey Enthused
Reported in the New York Times.
There were loud calls for ''Hensel, J"
and the chairman of the Pennsylvania
committee pulled his trousers down over
his old gold stockings and, minus waist
coat, stepped forward.
The state journal., 1884-08-23
The Democrats, ouandarx.

bIiuIOTU stu.
Good Democrats are in very much of
a quandary. They have two candidates
for President in the field-Butler and
Cleveland-and they find it hard for them
to decide which they ought to vote for.
The state journal., 1884-08-23
He Cut the Quotation at the Interesting
Point

Pittsburg Commercial Gazette.
Tell the truth" said Mr.. Cleveland.
He might have added, 'and shame the
devil, for the story, as told by his own
friends, is calculated to make his satanic
majesty look rather sheepish.
The state journal., 1884-08-23
Honest Testimony.

Philadelphia Item.
81 should be false to my duty and to
the truth" said Mr.. Dawes, at Engle-
wood, eff did not declare my solemn
conviction that there is no man in public
life whose Public and private character is
more free from stain than that Of Mr..
Blaine"
The state journal., 1884-08-23
They Are Not Great Reformsrs.

Bradford Star.
M'Kean county sherifts have sometimes
been charged with possessing considera-
BILE ability in taxing costs. But they are
chickens compared with Sheriff Cleve'
land, the "'reformer."
Yes, But They Are Ficl1Ie as the Wind.
Philadelphia Call.
If SchuyIkill water can be purified by
forcing air through it the Independents
should be able to purify politics. They
have plenty of wind
The state journal., 1884-08-23
WOnaniy Logic.

George, DEAR" said a sweet young
wife to her husband, 1--WE had a talk
with the servants this morning and have
The state journal., 1884-08-23
Will He Crawl Before He Is Much Older?

A naturalist has discovered 'the mean
est thing that Crawls." " As the editor of
the indianapolis Sentinel doesn't crawl,
be can't be the Ching" alluded to.
The state journal., 1884-08-23
BIaine's Profound Detection.

"Mr. Blaines profound detection"
makes him once more melancholy, in
teresting figure before the public. 1t is
not so startling rs sunstroke, but may be
as effective.
The state journal., 1884-08-23

The Pennsylvania railroad is erect
ing two new tracks.
The Rock Island Argus., 1884-08-13
Ielves of the invitation
Sparks From the smokestack


Travel on all the roads is exceptionally
good just now.
The Rock Island s. Peoria morning
passenger pulled out with an unusually
large number of passengers this morning.
The switch signals in the upper yard OF
the c., r. l. e. P are being painted red
and white.
About twenty-five passengers took the
first train for Chicago and eastern points
this morning. They were mostly stran-
sers who had passed the night in the city.
A large number of cars are noticed
going westward these days loaded with
steel rails, for the B., G. r. & N. road
which, we understand, is being fixed ur
in elegant shape.
The elegant dining car "Vendome' and
palace parlor car "Iowa" were with the
the c., R. I. & P. $50 q. m. passenger
for Chicago this morning.
The c.. NJ. & St. P. passenger train
going north this morning was comfortably
filled with passengers. Travel appears tc
be picking up rapidly on this popular
line for ali points north.
The Rock Island Argus., 1884-08-13
HaSa Rail-.

Sage and Anderson made most eff.
fective battery for the Iowa City club
yesterday in their game with the Marion
nine. The game resulted in score of z
to l in favor of the Iowa City club.
Bowen gave general satisfaction as UNI
pre-.
The fierce eyed Eagles met the rosy
Reds on the diamond field yesterday af-
ternoon, and lively struggle ensued
The Eagles clawed the ball in true
national style. and swooped around the
bases 43 times while the Reds could only
radiate around three times. The Reds,
although defeated, are not discouraged
and hope to make better showing next
time.
Rock Island trs who feel sore over the
base ball speculation here this year can
probably find grain of consolation from
the following: Bay City lost $1,000 in
1888, and s., 500 this year before it dis
banded, Peoria is $1,000 behind, Quincy
is S4,500. Saginaw will drop $40, 900 il
it finishes the season, and is 5000 to the
bad so far. Fort Wayne and Terre Haute
are $4,000 in debt, Milwaukee and St
Paul are just paying expenses and nc
more. Saltwater will lose SIC, 900, as
will Grand Rapids, and Muskegon i.
already Sc, 600 behind
The Rock Island Argus., 1884-08-13
The Monk,

Rev. E. N. Experidon, the Bulgarian
monk who is travelling through the coun-
try converting people and wearing out his
old clothes, held forth in Union square
last night and harangued to a crowd
of boys and rough characters who fre>
quently interrupted the speakers remarks
with laughter and boisterous conduct.
The monks subject was the Holy Land y
He talked in a rambling and inceherent
way about the old world ard frequently
broke in upon the thread of his story to
tell what bad place Davenport was, and
how the Philistines of that place had per-
secuted him, but failed to down him. The
man is religious crank. He will attempt
to convert Moline tonight.
The Rock Island Argus., 1884-08-13


News was received in this city last
evening of murderous assault made upon
one of the guards at the Clinton, Iowa,
bridge about p. m. yesterday. 1t seems
that the guard, named Ward, and another
man were turning the draw of the bridge
to allow steam boat to pass through.
They had but fairly got started when a
man came running from the Illinois shore
and told them to stop as he wanted to get
to the Iowa shore Immediately. The
guard told the fellow that he must wait
till the boat passed, when the chap be-
coming much excited, drew revolver and
fired, the ball taking effect in Mr.. Ward s
head, passing in on the right side of his
nose, and taking an upward course. The
murderer ran towards the Illinois shore
after firing the shot, and would have es-
capped but for the action of a conductor
who on coming up to the bridge from the
Illinois side, and learning of the affair,
ran his train back until the tramp, for
such he subsequently proved to be, was
overtaken and captured after a lively
chase. The tramp had two revolvers, one
of them in his boot leg He was convex
ed to the jail in Clinton and there were
loud threats of lynching him. The
wounded man lies in precarious con-
dition, the doctors being unable to locate
the bullet.
The Rock Island Argus., 1884-08-13

that the farmers there are all busy reap
ing the wheat and oats, both of which are
good crop. He also says that corn
looks well but needs rain. The weather,
he says. is very warm, the Thermometer
frequently running up to 50 degrees.
Joseph, son of George and Julia A.
Kimball, died st the residence of his. pa
rents at Davenport at 2:45 p. m. on
Tuesday, August 19. His age was years
and % days The funeral will occur at
10 a. m. on Thursday, August IA, from
the family residence, No. 1919 West
Second street. Davenport.
Mr.. B. F. Tillinghast, the genial and
talented editor of the Davenport Democrat,
was in the city last evening. The many
friends of Mr.. Tillinghast in this city,
where for three years he did much excel>
lent reportorial work for the Gazette. are
always glad to see him.
lutTt are Hot many diihCiS eOihihS 3
into the city just now for the reason that
they are all busy threshing or hay making.
The timothy hay crop is reported as being
very good in many localities in this county
both as to quantity and quality.
Aledo Democrat: Mr.. VIM. Connolly,
of Presumption, an old man and highly
respected resident of the township, died
on Thursday last and was buried on
Friday, large concourse of sorrowing
friends following his remains to their last
resting place. An old neighbor repre-
sents him as one who will be very much
missed in the community, and especially
by the poor.
E. W Hurst represents the leading
American and Foreign Insurance Cos.
Policies carefully written at current rates
! Agency established 1874. Office over
Rock Island National Bank.
The Rock Island Argus., 1884-08-13
An Anniversary

Five years ago today Mr.. Henry Gels
Ter, the faithful and popular assistant OF
August Herkert at the Turner hall entered
upon his duties at that place, and all of
these years he has remained at his post
of duty and performed his part in a man
ner to win for him the confidence of both
his employer and the public. In these
years of activity and change, five years is
a long time to remain in one position, but
Henry has proved himself such popular
and trustworthy young man that his EN-.
ployer has induced him to continue from
year to year in a substantial manner. OF
course he will continue right along start.
ing in on his sixth year with the best
wishes of many friends.
The Rock Island Argus., 1884-08-13
A Drunken Row

A half dozen drunken young men stag
gered along Seventeenth street last night
at II o'clock quarreling as they proceeded
eastward. They turned west at the cor
ner of Mott & Winters store. and when
opposite Tindall's livery stable two of
them engaged in fierce fist fight. One.
who was knocked down and seemed to be
receiving severe punishment, set up a
terrible howling, and his assailant, with
the others. decamped. The assaulted
party was not much injured, but he was
scared out of years growth in all prob
ability, Judging from the terrified shrieks
that escaped him when his adversary was
pummeling him. The police officers were
looking for the crowd later in the evening.
The Rock Island Argus., 1884-08-13
Peoria Fair and Races.

There came into our sanctum sancto
rum yesterday afternoon, like ray of
light, the sweet and smiling coutenance
of William Tecumseh Dowdall, of the
Peoria National Democrat. If there is
any one that we are really delighted to
see, it is Dowdall. He is always up to
something. If he isn't making the fur
fly IN the political line he is whoopin'em
up on some other strain. Dowdall has
met sad reverses in the political field
OF late, we are sorry to say, and now his
thoughts run in different direction. He
had his pockets filled with programmes
of the Peoria fair and races for 1884,
which commences Sept. Is. and contin
ues to the 18th inclusive. Dowdall said
he wanted all our people to come down
IN body, and we told him those that
didn't 60 that way would go in the spirit
He met with good success here, and the
association did q wise thing to send him
out to skirmish among the bull rushes.
Dowdall is particularly fitted to create
enthusiasm over fair. He don't know
a pumpkin from a watermelon, but he
can kiss the babies and smile on the
mothers in way that does the heart
good He wanted us to give the fair a
good notice, and we have. We get moth
ing for our space. but our love for Dow
dali would cause us to write a colum
without quiver, if he should ask it.