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The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-06
Working Girls In Boston.


Talked with Boston sewing girl. Make,
a week. Works from s in the morning
till at night Half an hour at noon for
lunch. Lunch. two slices of bread, butter,
and an apple Breakfa cup of tea and
bread. Not much appetite. Wors-roon
close and stuffy. Stovo at chronic red heat
for pressing irons. 7 he basement. Bad
air. Place reeks witt. : ss Ten cents tine
for being Ave minutes late. Five cents ius
for lea Wing door open Percentage all In
favor of the boss Girl says there's little en-
couragement for careful work. Wanted,
strong girls who can rush lots Of thread
through cloth In shortest possible time
Talent best paid for that which can put
tho NEST cloth together In shape of II dress
rather than make it hold together. Buttons
on With single thread and seams ripping
on third day worn. Talked with another
girl. caahisr. aged II. Sits Nil day in "a
wired cage making change. Lots of money
going through her hands Responsible 20
sttionA Cots 81 a week. Eank clerk with
less To do, better place 10 do il IN and les,
hours Tor doing, gets 81. 200 per annuni
Talked with another glrl Dramatic
SUPER Ballet SO called. Court lady one
night, peasant the next. etc, Merely
hnmsn dummy. 10 OIL II gap Girl like
pair of bars, and scratches her heat alb
sently In presence OF the king. SALARY s.
week and hires her own costume. I.ves IN
an attic and wears old shoes. A-p'res to
parts in Shakespearean. First round of dra-
matte ladder. VIII probably stay first
round for years, Cause, lack Of good
sense Talks too much, can't tend to
her own business, growls at others
luck, can't wait In patience for her
turn to come, and Is successful in
making ensmle. Moral: Character car
riss one up or d ,yn according to quality
This girl, poor thing. bound to fail. Salt
can't save her.
Curious world this, Must be all right,
though. II not, why was it malel PITY
though that mans inhumanity 10 man
makes countless thousands mourn FIRE.
quent remark OF mine to kwong Hong. my
Chinese washsrnan, who invariably replies
aNo shabbee, Johni' Strange inability OF
Celestial to comprehend sentiment. Glanced
at Woman's Industrial union, Boylston street
Bazaar Women's work. Mince pies and
pincushions home made bread and amateur
painting, polled meals. Juvenile petticoats
and pickles, preserves and more pies. Cen
eral salesroom for poor and rich. Ladies
In carriages bringing wares to sell
On foot ditto Commissions to union for
sellipA 10 per cent. Balance to rich woman
to buy theatre ticketa To poor one to buy
coal Talked with lady in charge Why en-
courage the rich to make pies thus for salsi
To dignity labor. Bad idea to get among
people that they're "above work" Of any
kind. If sewing, baking, brewing etc, are
LIFT to the poor becarse they are poor, and
the rich won't do any Of these things DO
cause they are rich, then sowing. baking,
etc. became manual. otherwise dishonorabls
employments Result, often dishonorably
DONE "Slop work. of ell sorts, the prics
paid for degraded labor. People needn be
too proud to make COED bread il they do
have big bank accounts. Or sell it, either.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-06

PEORIA Journdl: Mr.. Owen Scott
publisher OF the Bloomington BaSttfiH.
wants to be deputy revenue collector Tor
Mclean county The place is now held
by Capt. Sweetzer who lost leg In the
war. In-addition, he is capable ana
efficient man. Scott is good fellow
too, but he has an idea that the spoils
belong to the victors. and that, as he mas
shouldered Oberly's load. he ought 10
have share in Oberly's part OF the sway
We grieve to say that Collector Cooper
does not take kindly to this veiw. I'm inc
contrary, he regards his own confirlhaN
ton as one of the things that may hang
by the gils, and he does not want TO sau-
die himself with any of Mr. SCOTS pur>
dens. Take it all around, it is a compil'
Gated case.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-06
The Snake-Char ner's Rebuke.
Itlara RpIla

heard it said the other day, quito re-
proachfully, that whenever there was o
martial union of repugnant persons, as Of
whites with blacks, OF Caucasians with Mon
golans, and the like, the partner who makes
a sacrifice of instinct Is the woman. OF
course, that Is going down to a low level Of
refinement and intelligence, but neverthe-
less 1t illustrates the point | am making
that woman are ever deferring to circum-
stances in a manner that men won't Ten
girls wed old men where one young chap
husbands a venerable matron. debt of
gratitude Is owed to woman i'm this particu-
lar, honestly and truly Speaking of aged
bridegrooms one of them took his youthful
bride t., Barnum's show She WAS so sweet
in her manner, and so bridal in her travel
ing costume that nobody could fail to see
that she was right from the sacriiicial altar.
The pair stopped in front of the snake
charmer Nala Damajante an East Indian
woman, who let's some nythons crawl and
writhe around her are neck and arms most
horribly, Nala is very bright, intelligent
tourist, speaking English with funny
humorous things Above ali she resents the
imputation that the a>es ara nasty rep-
tiles which no sensitive person could bear to
handle. Well, the bride shivered at the
sight cun, to the arm of her husband, and
exclaimed:
allow can she bear to touch 'em!"
II would rather do zis," laid Nala, spite
fully, as she coiled n snnk, fondly round her
waist and pattcd its hid on head "zan haf
ult hoo iband."
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-06
WASHINGTON LETTER.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct 3. 1880
The resignation Of Dorman b. Eaton
from the Civil Service Commission may
properly be regarded as an admission on
his part that the reform is not all that his
fancy painted it. 1t has unquestlonabiy
been the fault of Mr.. Eaton and MS TWO
confreres upon the commission, that so
much oboquy has been cast upon the al
ministration of the civil service law ana
the presidents rejoinder to Mr. Eaton
letter of resignation, in which he conSrat
ulates him upon the magnificent way IN
which the law has been executed, must be
considered one of those bits OF ironical
pleasantly in which the president is wont
to indulge. While Mr.. Eaton did much IN
the way of creating public sentiment IN
favor of the reform, he has evinced most
thorough want of proper executive ability
and a most lamentabe lack of the proper
backbone in an emergency. When we
consider his action, or want Of action, IN
the case of Jones. the Indianapolis post
master and the equally weak and vacllla~
ting course IN the appointment OF night
inspectors in the New York custom house,
we can see how easily the backbone can
be taken out of him. Eaton never could
stand up against the politicians, and the
politicians are the only men with whom
the commission had to deal
The nomination of Ira Davenport for
the governorship of New York, simply
demonstrates that the old political bosses
-, ,l,n rrropJ old Marty nra HptprnjDpu to
keep up the machine system, even if de-
feat be foreordained, as it certainly is af-
ter this nomination. Davenport was pop
ulur wherever the bloody shirt was flung
to the breeze in years gone by, but that
than will several of the planks in the Sar-
atoga platform that were inserted to catch
the votes of that numerous class of voters
who ignored Mr.. Blaine last year.
am satisfied that the President has
given out word to the party leaders in
New York that they need not expect any
other help from his administration than
that which may legit mately be extended
within the purview OF the Civil Service
act. In other words, Mr.. Cleveland at
the risk of disaster to his party, is de-
ermined to be consistent, and will live
up 10 ulS TeCOEueu ucCihihtous III i'Snh
to Civil Service reform.
The prediction made in these letters
last spring, that Mr.. John G, Carlisle
would be reelected to the Speakership Of
the House without serious opposition,
may be regarded as already literally full
filled. Mr.. Randall has no aspirations in
that direction, and if he had the Carlisle
star is too far jim the ascendent to do any
good. The heavy fighting that may be
expected in the next Congress, will be
that which will proceed from the attempt
to repeal the Bland silver law. The per-
petuation of this law will have the effect
to convince p great many people that the
Democrats of the House are not favorable
to a sound.currency, though whether the
repeal of this law will accomplish any
thing toward securing sound currency,
is question not to be decided by.
PHoNo.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-06

LONDON, Oct o. In cunsequ ,nce of the
sensational reports of tie bnycottin9 of
Mrs. Morgan OCounell, core ponlent
proceeded Sunday to kiliysart, near Ennis,
to interview the lady, despite the threats
of the local leaguerI Mrs. OConnell
is about 30 years Old. OF medium height,
comedy, digniiiel AMI determined. She
said: Il AIN the widow Of Daniel O'Counells
nephew, and not u grand slaughter Of the
liberator, as some paper. have stated. ]
havs seventy tenant. AMI tx OF them hold
lenses The rants arc ab7uraly m 1derate
and many If them arc In arrears
Maurice Walsh. president of the local
league, is yearly tenant on my land,
and now owes two and half
years rent. The tenants demand a reduc-
ton of 20 per cent l am willing to reduce
the rent 10 per cent, but no more. My
duty as the guardian Of my only boy, John,
prevents my giving mJrs, even il wero
so inolin cd. l reside at kildysart dur.
ing ono quarter of each year.
have many helpless retainers. most Of
whom are aged and totally unable to pro-
vide for themselves Formerly l bought
everything at the LEGAL shops. but the
tyranny OF the league now compels me to
go or send to Limerick, twenty miles away,
for every thing need. The local tradesmsn
refuse to sell anything, bread to myself. my
servants. or my dependenta Even the
priests have Joined the tyrants. 1t Is I'M
true that the police are protecting me-
protect myself. Some Of my lahorers have
been cosrced into desestion, but others re-
main, and are now saving my crops. They
have not yet been molestsd."
A notice was posted Sunday at the gates
Of Mrs Morgan o'Connelrs Homestead, at
kildyssrt, ordering members of the league
to shun her at mass and not sit in the same
gallery with her. Mrs. OConnell attended
mass and was the sole occupant OF the gal
lery
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-06
isn't that Mrs. Holmes? thought til

isn't that Mrs. Holmes? thought the
doctors gave her up. She looks well
now"
'She is well. After the doctors gave
her case up she tried DR.. Pierce's Favorile
Prescription and began to get better right
away. | heard her say not long ago that
she hadn't felt so well in twenty years
She does her own work and says that life
seems worth living, at last. Why, said
she, Il feel as if bad been raised from
the dead, almost" Thus do thousands
attest the marvellous efficacy of this God
given remedy for female weakness, pros
lapsus, liberation, leucorrhna, morning
sickness, weakness of stomach, tendency
to cancerous disease, nervous rrostraton,
general debility and kindred affections.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-06
Invocation of the Virgin at Montreal

MONTREAL, Dot THE great public pro
osssion Of the holy rosary, which was t.
have taken place Sunday, to invoke the in
tercesion of the virgin to stay the progress
of the Epidemic was postponed On accoun,
of the heavy rain and the streets were de-
serted. The procession ok place inside the
French Parish church ON Notre Dame
street and it is estimated that
10000 people wers present The
outdoor procession will probably
take place next Sunday, weather per-
mitting. Tue good advice given in all the
churches Sunday on the subject of VAGINA
ton will probably have good effect and
pave the way for a commencement Of COM
pulsary ISOLATION The damp weather is
very unfavorable to the recovery of the pa
tients and it is feared that thore has been
no decrease in the death rate
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-06
Valuable Pictures stolen,

BOSTON Oct Some time Sunda,
night burglars entered the residence o
Frei l. Anes at North EaStos, and sts
from his art gallery four Of his most valna
BILE paintings. One was the work OF Meyo
Won Bremen; another hy J. II. Millet.
third by Theodore Rou 'ssau, AMI the fourts
by Z,ybek. TaeY were all removed fros
their frames, The pictures are well know
to artists and buyers, and it would he u,c
less to try and ditrose of them in this coun
try. 1t is thought they will be carried T.
Europe AMI sold at some out OF the WAY
place. Mr.. Amas went to Now York Sun
day night, and he IS the only one who car
give any information AS to their history
and real value
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-06
Nervous Debllitated Men.

You are allowed a free triM of thirt.
days of the use of DR.. Dyes Celebrated
V oltaic Belt with Electric Suspensory
Appliances. for the speedy relief and Per
mancnt cure of Nervous Debility, loss o.
Vitality and Manhood, and all kindred
troubles. Also, for many o her diseases.
Complete restoration to health. vigor and
manhood guaranteed. No risk is incurred.
Illustrated pamphlet, with full informa
ton, terms, etc, mailed free by address,
ing Voltaic Belt Co., Marshall, Mich.
decd & "
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-06
They Will Surely Find You.

They are looking for you every " here.
Drafts of air in unexpected places, going
from hot rooms to cool ones, carelessness
in changing clothing:-In short anything
which ends ina common cold in the
head" Unless arrested this kind of cold
becomes seated in the mucous membrane
of the head. Then it is Catarrh In any
and all its stages this disease always
yields to Ely's Cream Balm, Applied to
the nostrils with the finger. Safe. agre,
able. certain. Price fifty cents.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-06
STUDYING TORNADOES.
A GOVERNMENT OFFICER INVEST
eating THE WAIRLlNG TERROR,
Pr aspects That Old Probs May He Abb,
to Give Warning of Its Approach
Hut Don't Fiji Up Your
DuK-Out

WASHINGTON, CITY, Oct e-Lisut Johr
| P. Finley, of the ssignal service, who ha,
made tho subject of tornadoes speeia
study for about eight years, Is certain tru t.
worthy warnings may soon lie sent to the
inhabitants of localities which may be
threatened with disastrous visitations. Tie
result of his studies may be summarized n
follows:
These storms have distinctly marked
characteristics, and are by no means to be
confounded with hurricanes, "blizzaris y
cyclones, or northwe>ters Their tracks are
never more tnan few hundred yards wide,
and their forcss are generally exhausted I v
the time they have Travelled forty or fit,
mila'. though in this latter respect.
they are quite variable, some having beeu
Traced by their :lines Of devastation moro
than $50 miles. Their rotary motion
which is greatest toward the center, som.-
times Reaches the enormous rate of 20uJ
miles an hour. while their forward NOV,
ment, always from southwest to northeast
ordinarily does not exceed forty Or
fifty mica They are usually uuac-
companied by electrical distur bances and
are believed to be uninfiuenced by electrical
conditions, though violent thunderstorm.
sometimes follow them few miles a way
There Is "a distinct and curl ~, RELATIONSHIP
between the tornado and the general storm
center which is always apparent in thei,
uni orm relative Positions, ths tornado
always occurring southeast wardly from tho
center OF low baromertic y assure, and at
distance of from ono ~ 600 miles.
l. The shape of the general storm cs nte:
the direction in which its longest diameter
lies, and the appearance of tho upper an1
lower clouds, enter, as minor elsmsuti in "a
the problem out of which tue weather ex-
perts hope to work a complete system of
tornado warning> The visits of the lorna 10
are commonly between the hours OF 2 AMI G
O'Clock in the afternoon.
Lieut.. Finley says that nothing raisel by
tho hand of man above the surface OF the
earth cal withstand the schock OF the
tornado. He advises psopie In lorna /,
regions to aee. their dugouts upon the
appearance of the portentouI signs ri
Disaster. and there await the pas age
ii tie storm. For their property
has alvi-es insurance, that the los g. q,
tae iniividual may bs shared by his mora
plni.s which last year "wrot~' $40 OJU. nuG
in tornado policies are eagerly awaiting the
completion OF q map now in the process,
OF making whioh will, it is ex
pectad, greatly narrow tho so-ralled
tornado regions, an1 perhaps show
that Largo portions of them have never OK
peiiencsi destructive storm. Upan tins
map Lieut. Finley proposes To show from
the complete record o! several years, and
data as far ~ ohtainabs for many previou
years, the average number of tarnaIoes for
each locality par annum
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-06
PARNELL AT WICKLOW
THE IRISH LEADER GIVES HIS FOL.
LOWERS ADVICE.
Denmark's k'n= Growing UnpopulAr-I
Troublesome English Newspaper
Mrs. OConneIi's Case French
Elections and the Ministry.

DUBLIN, Oct q - The Nationalist con.
vention INST at Wicklow Monday with a
full Attendance Mr.. Pnrnell the Irish
lea ier, delivered the opening address Ha
urged thts- present to bury all differences,
thereby promoting unity AMI good feeling,
without which, Ia ertei, success could moi
be hoped for In the selection Of candi-
dates he cautioned his hearers against
allowing thor personal feslines to get the
upper hani NJ tnsir wisdom and foresight
which they shonii exercise in making nom
matt III Til, sienker even Advocated elf.
sacrii,e rnth I than have the ,uccess OF tue
arty je p4r,iiz ii Mr.. r"rnell then
laun he'd t"r,u INTO a stirring eui'Sy ut the
lri h i,e"tio and reviewed at some length
the effort, that hal be5i tut
forth TO amslorat, tao condition of
the irisn formers nni lib"rer'
by tie Nationnl,t' party. Wirkluw',
sp!ended tIrh,r. aid he, te titled to The
high ella vi WORK ii-hmeh wers capnbl
of, Tut it g,lld tut compare with ths work
lrsinfau ,'nuii an! w"uil lp when ths
tyrannica! l"a- l,y which t"r Ia Stsh ruled
them '@eIe driven frpin til. untry, aud
lrishnlcn " ,It .rttarr iiu.tt tito lavery
tina II w ho. th'nl ,iuwt.
Mr.. + - Il VA cat II i,st'catv AMI
VOC "r'n IL Hrpt.,uie. tai 'r qaent in.
t,rva.- ,.urn.5 tha delivery q, la, ,Idres.
. Tie cullredi.ttn M tuIuIuu,ly selected MIR.
william jn,rrh C''hait the present mem
her hni Ait ttiti,.GJ NJ Byrno x-mcinheI
for WeAfuri rs tho Natiunsllst candidates
for N"ki " in tho coming elections.
After the II ljHurnment Of the convention
Nj. Parnell addressed large out door
meeting. He said that tho PRONUNCIATION OF
homo rula would stop disloyalty tc
the inp'ral government, outragss
would cet.ss AMI the cry f. 4 disunlon would
be silenced. lrisrInen would become like
their countrynlen in the colonies, loyal
citzenS and taunch props of the British
cunst tuLipn
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-06
knights Of Labor Thank I,osecrapS

WASHINGTON CITY, Oct about one
thousand Knights Of Labor from Washing
tsn visited Richmond Sunday. They we're
received by Mayor Darlington who in an
eloquent speech granted them the freed om
of the city Among the incidents of the
day was the adoption of Il resolution
teudering to Gen. w. s. Roseorans
the hearty thanks Of the Richmond knights
for his kindness in securing to them the
opening OF the national capital on the occa-
sion OF their recent Sunday visit to Wash
ington. The reading Of tho resolution was
the signal for hearty burst OF applause
and three rousing cheers.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-06
German Socialists In Council.

CINCINNATI, Oct 6-Thirty- three dele
gaue- to the biennial convention Of the
German Sociali.tic party of the United
States, met at Sch@pperle's hall at IL
o'clock Monday morning. Sixty sec
ions of tho ORDER were repre-
ented, and were presided over by
Francis g Seibert, of Brooklyn.
Nothing was done except to appoint a COIN
mittse on credentials and listen to the
secrstary's report The convention will
continue for several days Among the
delegates Ia Herr JONAS editor and proprie-
tor Of the The Volks Hsitung of Now York.
official organ Of the party.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-06
The Comedian Owens Very III.

TowsoNTowN, NIL, Oct 6-The condi
ton oi John r Owens, the come liam, i
very critical. Hs is sufferin, from canoe
Of tho liver and frequ utly heconcs dcl,rl
ou' from pam. Thursday last Mr. Owen
escapsi from his room AMI waissd over hi
farm through the wat grass in hi
dre-ng gowh and slippers Satur
day last he again escaped from
home and was found wandering in tne
streets iia was placed in IA carriage hui
in listed upon going to Baltimore. Tho car
riase wa driven to place on Baltimore
street where Mr.. Owen beca me worry bolster
ous and it required several officers to force
him into his carriage. II, wa then tnkei
lMrN nnmp
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-06
A Sinful Old HOOsIer.

BEDFoRD Ind, Oct O. William Palmer,
a wealthy farmer OF this county. aged 81,
and Mrs Honly Williams, a honlely lady
Of 40 summers, have caused sensation by
clipping. Palmer had lived in the county
forty years AMI was highly respected. A
few days ago he decided his entire interest
ina piece OF real estate, valued at 49, 900,
to his wife. Mr.. Williams. with her hus-
band and four children, hal been living on
farm owned by Palmer. The clipping
couple purchased tickets for St Louis, and
are supposed to be heading for Washington
territory.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-06
The Baltimore rlenary Council

BALTIMORE. Oct. T. The papal seq ha
approved tho -.licts OF the ple1ary counoi
mel at Baltimore. and grant, To the CItho
lie church OF ths United States practical in
dependence in many respects. 1t has On
larsei the scoop, Of clerical and lay eiuca
ton, dispensed with benetices and psrocbia
livngs. AMI grants to the hierarchy here TIA,
practical control of all matters, secular an'
spirItual affecting tho cbupch
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-06

This is the season fol chills and fuvers,
and there is no better preventive or cure
than Mishler's Herb Bitters. William
Cork, OF the Lancaster, Pa, can bear
testimony TO this. He WIS subject to
periodical attacks, and nothing seemed
to do him good. AT the recommended
ton of some of my friends he writes,
Il commenced using Nishlers Herb Bit
tiers, and, contrary to my eprevious
experience, | found that it had at least
some palpable effect 1t thoroughly cleans
ed my system, and am now completely
cured "
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-06
An Important Discovery.

The most important Discovery is that
which brings the most good to the greats
est number DIR. Kings New Discovery
for consumpt' on, Coughs, and Colds. will
preserve the health and save life, and is 4
priceless boon to the afflicted Not only
does it positively cure Consumption, bnl
Coughs, Colds, Bronchitis, Asthma
Hoarseness, and all affections of the
Throat, Chest, and Lungs, yield at once
to its wonderful curative powers. If you
doubt this, get Trial Bottle Free, al
Hartz Il Bahnsen's Drug store
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-06

The blood would run for five years |
was "A great sufferer from Catarrh. NV
nostrils were so sensitive could not bear
the least bit of dust; al times SO bad The
blood would run. and at night | could
hardly breathe. After trying many things
without benefit used Ey's Cream Balm
l am living witness of its efficacy. Pet.
er Bruce, farmer. Ithaca, n Y. Easy to
use, price SO.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-06
Hen ounced His Belief In Calvin ism

PHILADELPHIA, Ott o.-The Rev. Man
gasarian, pastor Of tile Spring Garden
Presby tsrian church, who last night re-
nounced tho doctrine of Calvinism from his
pulpit to a crowded congregation, appeared
hstoIe tue Prssby tsry Monday morning
ing the last tie which bound MIN to the
Prssby terrain church.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-06
Mains Damage the Corn Crop.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Oct. THE dam
age to the corn crop by the heavy rains
which have fallen for q week past has been
very great throughout northern Georgia.
northern Alabama and lower east Tennss-
zee. The corn which was drying on the
stalks is now thoroughly saturated. and i'm
mense fields are entirely ruined. The dam
age to cotton in this section is also very
prAat