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The Mineral argus., 1885-07-16

From tho Philadelphia Press.
Helen Bur,iett's father was an Hi
nois farmer. with a good farm Of per-
haps 300 acres, hut without any one to
share his labors or inherit his estate.
He accordingly brought up his daugh-
ter Helen very much as he would have
brought up boy. She was strong and
healthy. very intelligent, and with .
decided taste for outdoor life, and she
very socn attained reputation for
Judgment" and for knowledge second
TO that Of no farmer or stock raiser in
the vicinity. When she was eighteen
years old her father died, and it seemed
necessary that she should carry on the
place for at least year to come, a task
to which she was fully equal. The
crops were accordingly planted under
her direction. and she went out to buy
steers, Is her father usually went
at that season. She purchased
sixty-five head of steers pastur.
ed them during the summer, and
sold them at the end of the season at
clear profit Of exactly 81 ,Oit;. She
knew every kind of land on the farm,
"every inch of the ground" as the say
ing is and inst what should be done with
il. Every man in the vicinity under
stood that she was thoroughly intelli.
gent in her business, and that it wOud
be usless TO try to Overreach her. One
man, when questioned about her, re-
marked in the vernacular Of the cOun-
try. "There amt man in the State
can size up herd Of steers as close as
she can, and our droveyer says she
beats him at bargain every time.
Yet Miss Helen Burdett is as modest
and lady like as any girl in the United
States. The drover did not mean that
she "beat him down." or "beat him
out, but simply that she understood
cattle and could tell their points" bet.
ter than he could.
When Helen was fourteen years old
her father gave her permission to go
and buy COW for herself. She went
forth alone and independent, bought
her COW, and came home leading it by
the rope.
Her COW proved to he on excellent in.
vestment. II knew" said her father
"that she could pick ont a better one
than could myself, and I believe she
has done it,"
A picture OF Miss Helen Burdett
stands before me, as write. But she
is Helen Burdett no longer. A wealthy
young farmer from the far west came
to know and love her, and appreciated
her value. When she married, her
fathers house and farm were sold al
auction. She managed the sale and il
was completed most admirably. The
picture is taken in her wedding dress
and the quiet, regular, thoughtful fac'
would indicate to the uninitiated I
student, possibly an artist or o writer
No one would suspect tins elegantly at
tired and self possessed young woman
Of being thorough farmer and an ex
pert stOck-raiser. "Itell you," said ,
keen old man, who has watched he
progress from early girlhoOd, "it's I
lucky man that gets Helen Burdett fo
wife. She'll double his property, il
plain dollars and cents, if he'll onl.
take her advice, inside OF five years."
The Mineral argus., 1885-07-16

Frances f.. Town>ley was ordained
BY a council OF Baptist churches in
Nebraska This is the first instance,
IN modern times at least. of the for
NAL setting apart OF woman to the
Office and work of the evangelical min
i,try. The Method Il church. though
it permits women to speak in its pull
pits. has declined to ordain them.
There have been a few women preach
ers lake Miss Anna Oliver and ''Bible
readers" like Miss Smiley. but none
of them has obtained ord nation. This
Nebraska case is distinctly new
thing.
The Mineral argus., 1885-07-16

Widows in Wa, cham. Mass. are al
lowed ba rel of herrings free from
the town fishery.
The Mineral argus., 1885-07-16

Sewing machines Of Eng ish and
American makes retail in Georgetown.
British Guiana, at only Sl3 each.
The Mineral argus., 1885-07-16
CURRENT TOPICS.

The population Of Stockholm in
creased between 1sJ6 and 1881 iron
1OO. OOO 10 2n.i, 900.
The Mineral argus., 1885-07-16

A saloon in Lincoln. Neb.. which
pays n thou>and-dollar license. il kept
bv widow who has lost two husbands
by the use Of liquor.
The Mineral argus., 1885-07-16

In Arizona and Northern Mexico ex-
pcriment- are making with the castor
bean for the manufacture Of oil. The
estimates give | 100 plants to the acre.
which produce Goo pounds. worth $50.
An oil factory is contemplated at Tue
son. A. T., provided sufficient beans
can be contracted for.
The Mineral argus., 1885-07-16

An establishment for Keeling silk is
to he established in Oakland. Cal, and
a tract OF fifteen acres vi land has
been secured near Piedmont. which
is to be set out with mulberry trees to
feed the silk worms. The enterprise is
at the expense of the government.
The Mineral argus., 1885-07-16

a prominent New England farmer
predicts that Massachusetts farms.
which were titled with success by the
Pilgrims and their mm ,diate progeny,
are tending toward witness. and may
some day form a proper field for the
lew settler.
The Mineral argus., 1885-07-16

II is the popular fancy in Scotland
jus, now to heap honors upon Burns.
Several monuments have just been
erected. or are under way in different
parts of TIE country.
The Mineral argus., 1885-07-16

During wind and rain storm in
Raleigh. n. c., number of turtles
fell on the streets. They are describe 1
"a of the size Of trade dollars, and
were probably sucked up by the meet
ing of two currents Of air over shOal
water.
The Mineral argus., 1885-07-16

The Argentine government u more
successful than that Of any other
American country in securing
immigration from the Mediterranean
countries. 1t pays part of the passage
money and assigns each family immi-
grating to the confederation farming
land. to be paid for in installments.
When Judge Gresham was at the
head of the pos;oflire department. a
gullible you'll who mailed dollar to
lottery concern had il returned to
him through TIE dead letter office.
On the envelope containing it was the
following endorsement in the post.
master-grnrrals handw 'i,ing: Young
man. the advice of the postoilice is. il
you earn your money. keep it,"
In Boston court Judge Allen ad.
ministered severe rcbuke to clergy
men who MARI minors withou. the
consent of their parents, the case in
hand being wife deserted by her
husband, and she was but fifteen years
of age when the clergyman married
them. He said that the laws of mar
riage should be- stringent and well en-
forced if we would check the fearful
tide Of divorces.
The Mineral argus., 1885-07-16

sydney Smith, a Canadian. has u
strong paper in The Current OF May
3oth. earnestly and forcefully advocat-
ing Canadian independence. lie main
tains that Canada will not properly
develop SO long rs she remains col
The Mineral argus., 1885-07-16

The largest Touring mill in France
has recently adopted rollers. fact
which has not little Disconnected the
stone mill advocates. Of whom IN
France there are not a few.
Nine. Barr.Os, widow Of the Guate-
malian dictator. has Ss,O0O.OOJ in hard
cash. and is an object of much interest
to New Workers who have stock to sell
and matrimonial intentions.
California is to print, an | sell at
cost. the text hooks used by the quar-
ter Of million school children in that
State. One hundred and fifty thou
sand dollar, is appropriated for the
plant OF the state printing office.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-09-14
Ihe State of Iraila.

NEW YORK, Sept IA The condition Of
general trade as reported to Bradstreet's by
special telegram, is quite as favor
able as that mentioned at any pre-
vious date within seven week. past. The
steadiness and strength manifested by
The demand for dry goods and for
wooden fabrics have encouraged many
lealers at eastern distributing centers
to look for Steadinsss in the movement. 1t
may be added that the gain In the demand
for pig iron tends in some degree to inspire
the confidence manifested in various quar-
ters that the turn i'll the tide has at last
taken place. and that the increase in
the consumption of staple commodities
may preserve steady growth. 1t is a
welcome sign that No boom is
dlscarnible in any direction Ths in
creased distribution of goods is formed of a
larger number moderate siZad orders and
IN many instances of unexpected duplicate
demands. The American pig-ir"n market
T. Iirm. Sales at New York average about
5000 tons daily With continuation of
this business moderate advance is likely.
Ali the small railroads are at
work, and SO To $50 is freely quoted.
aud the iron trade rs whole feels the in
1uence Eastern agents and jobbers of dry
goods continue to do a fair business, but As
retailers are fairly well stocked up sales art
not as large as they have been. Additional
brands of brown anu bleached cottons have
been advanced i'll price. There has been nc
special change in the wool market Manu-
factures buy with reserve, as holders art
stiff IN their views and goods have not ap
preciated in price to correspond with the
gain in the raw material THE demand fol
WOODEN goods is rather better than other
wise Boots and shoes are in much bettel
request but prices are low. The feat
ures of the general situation are, how
ever. not uniform. Anthracite coal
and wheat, and Indian corn, and -four ar,
all suffering from extremely deprssse.
prices and a slack demand. Provisions anC
hog products are dull and steady. Grocer.
staples continue to move slowly, sugar be
ing active and higher. Dairy products ar
in slow demand
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-09-14

BOSTON, Sept "A About thirty girl
employed by the Am rican Rubber com
pany. at East Cambridge were aff4ctn.
Friday, by the fumes of naphtha, wh ;
is used in the composition of cement il
the manufacture of rubber gools the effect
being to make them shrek, dance laugh,
etc, The performances of the girls un Ter
the influence of the fumes impelled the
other girls i'll the rooms to act in the sam.
extraordinary manner, and for a time the
shop resembled an asylum for the insane
Several doctors We're called, and largt
number of the operatives were sent home Ii
carriages. Wock ia several of the depart
ments ceased, and it was several hours he
fore the talk over the scenes enacted coulC
be stopped
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-09-14
LABOR DEMONSTRATION.
xnigbas of Labor Giving Political
'Bosses'' an Idea of Their strength.

AnlgkAs OF IADOr ClVlng EOnticai
'Bosses' an Idea of Their strength.
BALTIMORE, Md, sept. IA labor
demonstration of considerable magnitude
md political siA nificance was held in this
;ity Saturday. The affair was under the
management of, and in participated by
he various local assemblies of the Knights
If Labor. Prominent Knights of Labor say
hat much of the dissension and contention
low existing among the factions of the
Democratic party in Baltimore is due to
IN attempt on the part of the bosses to
orce the nomination of candidates OBJ
ectiOna bic to the workngmen. So far the
organization has been able to fruStrate the
olans of the political bosses, and this demon
itration while being ostensibly celebra-
ion of the anniversary of the famous battle
If North Point AMI the defeat of the British
| III Sept II, 1914, is really intended, in the
words of labor leader to impress the
BOSSES and their heelers with this exhibition
)f strength. and show what the wOrkingmen
can do in the way of electiIgy or defeating a
| candidate for office at the polls The pa
| 'ade was divided into five divisions, COM
posed of about 5000 men, representing
| nearly every trade in the city. Tho pro-
,ession was marshalled in chief by Capt
| 9eorge r. Heath, with Thomas Frizzel as
assistant, and was preceded by platoon of
police
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-09-14
The New Catholic University.

BALTIMORE, Sept. IA The committee ap-
pointed by the late plenary council to ar
range for the establishment of the Catholic
university which has leen endowed by Mis-,
Caldwell, has issued a circular appeal to the
Catholics of the United States to provide
means to en1Ow the eighth pro
fe ,>orshipS with which the univer-
Sity will enter upon its work and to found
the courses which are the prominent feat
ures af tha scheme The circular is signed
by Archbishop Gibban>, of Baltimore; Heiss.
| of Milwaukee; Williams. of Boston; RYAN.
of Philadelphia, AMI Corrigan, of New YORK.
Bi. hop Ireland, of st. Paul; Keane, of R ,ch-
mond; Spalding, of Peoria; Vicar Apostolic
Murty, of Idaho, and others
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-09-14
NEW YORK BANKERS
ARE IN A QUANDARY FOR WANT OF
SILVER CERTIFICATES.
The Supply of Legal-Tender Notes Has
Decreased &9, 900, 900 in Two Weeks
Brsdstreet's Report of the
State of Trade.

NEW YORK. Sept. H.-An important
phase Of 1rea urer Jordan's efforts to circu.
late standard silver dollars and subsidiary
coin has been developed. 1t was learned
Friday that the supply of legal -tenier notes
held by banks in this city has been de-
creased in tho last two weeks nearly 50, 000,-
o0O. This extraordinary decrease hss oc-
casioned much comment among presidents
of banks representa- in the Clear
ing House association The comment is not
avorable to Treasurer Jorian's construc-
fion of the clause in the silver bill providing
for the issue of silver certificates deposited
in lieu of standard silver dollars. A bank
president said Friday night that Mr., Jor-
dams construction OF the clause, while un-
doubtedly within the law, was neverthe-
less decidedly too rigid at this season OF
the year, when the cotton ami other crops
have to lie moved by money supplied by
New York banks.
"The big banks in this city," continued
the bank president, ARE now sending south
every week anywhere from S25u,000 to
s500, 900 apiece in s.. SO, $50, and $50 bills
We are compelled TO do it because We
| haven't the silver dollars to deposit with the
sub-treasury IN order TO get silver certlfi-
| Gates We will not handle the silver dol
lars We will not even take advantage
| IF the law which gives us the right To
| make them part of our own reserve. Last
| year Gen. Spinner's construction of the
clause gave us So, 900, 00e III silver certiti-
Gates In lieu of deposits of gold. OF course
| that was an evasion of the law, but it tided
us over and assisted southern merchants,
| and everything was serene. Now We haven
any silver certificates, our supply of small
bills is daily growing loss, and if some-
thing isn't done we will have TO fall
| back on our gold supply OF course,
| We could send them silver dollars.
but the southern merchants will
not stand the expense OF handling the
silver Why, | know of bank presidents
! cha, ing around in cabs securing the city for
small sIlS for southern customers The
snb-treasbry cannot supply US and We are
in pretty fix, all because Of Treasurer
Jordan, Interpretation of the clause Telat-
| ing TO the issue of silver certificates"
1t Is declared that movement is on foot
| by which the effect of Mr. Jordan's order
| will be annulled Certain bank president,
suggest that 1t would be possible TO deposit
gold with the sub treasury receive IN turn
standard silver dollars and the next day re
turn the silver dollars aud get silver certit.
Gates The gold would remain there, tha
silver certificates would return in time, and
the force of Mr.. Jorlan's construction
! would be broken.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-09-14

NEW YORK Sept a. The races at Coney
Island Saturday resulted:
First race, | Is miles; Monogram first,
Parole second, Modesty third; time, I:5Sn.
Second race, l mile; Hopedale first, Maui
NEE second, Felie Doe third; time. :44A.
Third race, u. miles; Binnette first,
Enigma second, Tolu third; time, 2:5i14.
Fourth race, e mile; Charity first, Dew
Drop second the Bard third; time, l:3lA
Fifth race, = miles; Cleaner first, Bella
second; time, l:5S1f.
Sixth race, steeplechase full course;
Trombone first. Rory O'More second, Sun
Star third; time, 6i6.
St LOUIS. Sept IA Races here Saturday
were as follows:
First race, ~ miles; Ida Hope first
Moonlight second, Crow Wallace third
time, 2:l94
| Second race mile; Knkman first, Jim
Gray second Lancaster, third; time, | :53$..
Third race, q mile; Glenlock .rSr, Nc
| Bowling second, Nora NJ. third; time,
l:3l%
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-09-14
Banker Riddle Discharged.

PITTsBURG, Pa, Sept IA William N.
Riddle, ex-president of the defunct Penn
bank, was discharged from custody Satur-
day under the insolvent laws. He was sub
jected to a rigid examination, but the oppo-
sition failed 10 show that he had single
dollar left Mr.. Riddle said that after his
financial affairs were arranged he would
be SIS, 900 in debt, but lad no doubt he
would recover his losses Before the failure
Of the bank Mr. Riddle was supposed to be
worth 1900 00O
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-09-14

CLEVELAND Sept 14.-John L. Sullivan
arrived here Friday afternoon direct from
Boston. He was accompanied by Tom
Delay, his trainer, and Tom Costello, q
local sport aud gambler. Sullivan comes to
pitch in game of ball that is to be played
in Brooklyn park Sunday afternoon between
a local nine and a club from Sandusky The
order-loving citizens are up in arms and an
attempt will be made to vent the game
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-09-14

LONDON, sept IA. = British naval officers
are outspnken in their criticisms Of the
promotion over their heads of Prince Louis
of Battenberg to the position of COM
mander in the British navy. They and the
newspapers point out that there are over
800 naval officers who ara his seniors aud
have seen service where service meant
something, whereas the prince has seen nc
service beyond parade exercise.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-09-14

PHILADELPHIA, Sept 14-Ten cutters.
annealers and rollers employe in the United
States mint expressed threats TO the chief
,oiner Saturday morning that they would
quit work unless given assurances that they
would be retained This was looked upon
as the initial step in a strike, intended to i'm
pair the efficiency Of the mint service, aud
the men were promptly discharged by
Superintendent Fox
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-09-14
Hard Coal Market.

Pea coal, 500; CRATE and egg, 81 75i
range, nut and No. 4, $500 per ton;
screened and delivered all best quality
of anthracite. Extra carriage charged on
orders of less than one ton. Blacksmith 5
caol, Connellsville coke and charcoal
1908 Second avenne. E. G. FRAZER.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-09-14
The Trauscon tinentaI Association.

ST PAUL, Mimi, Sept 1.-THE mana
gers of the lines in the Tran, continental
association met Friday and defeated mo-
tion made by the Southern and Central Pa
ciiic to refer the award Of percentages to the
presidents of the different lines; also mo-
ton to have each road submit balance
sheet of Its operations. A resolution was
adopted that each road should make out its
claim against the Southern Pacific for the
six months from January to June, and draw
on that road for the amount Mr.. Stubs,
of the Central Pacific, thereupon gave
formal notice that such drafts would be
pail. The business for July, August and
September had been amicably settled at a
previous meeting ON different basis than
that claimed for the first six months of the
year under the award OF percentage by
MessrS Rogue, Ford and Grey. The meeting
adjourned subject to the cali Of the chair
man.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-09-14

ROCHESTER. N. y. Sept. IA Rev. Henry
Ward Beeeaer sends the following to The
Rochester Post-Expr-s, from Peehskill, n.
Y: a am decidedly in favor of the inser-
ton of Il high lIcen,e plank in the platform
of the coming Republican state convention,
because absolute prohibition is an absolute
impossibility. High license is possible.
feasible ami equitable. The moral sense Of
,he community will sustain the demand
The result will he a greater protection of
society from the evil of liquor selliGg than
any other method that can he enforced"
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-09-14

Providence r l., Sept IA Maud s.
made another unsuccessful attempt to
lower her Cleveland record at Narragansett
park Saturday morning. The track was in
excellent condition and the weather fine.
The following is the time made: Quarter.
32s4; half, 1908; three quarters, 1:3J; mile,
2:l0H
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-09-14
Less Mortality in Spain.

MADRID, Sept IA The total number Of
cases of cholera reported in Madrid since
Sept. l was l,066, and for the whole of
Spain from the same period 1854 The
total number of deaths throughout Spain
since Sept. l was 6,37p The disease has
almost disappeared from the provinces Of
Valencia, Murcia, Saragossa and Granda.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-09-14

E. W. Hurst represents the leadinp
American and Foreign Insurance Cos
Policies carefully written at current rates
Agency established 1874. Office owe,
Rock Island National Bank.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-09-14

Your system is now more susceptible
to the benefits of reliable medicine thar
at any other season. Take Hoods Sarsa-
parila
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-09-14

Newton Hammock, a prominent citizen of
Convers, Ga, was made insane by being
baptized by immersion, and has been ssn9 to
an asylum
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-09-14

WANTED-Au energetic man to take exclusive
agency of our new Porcelain White letter.; the
most attractive, popular and saeabie sign for
show windows ever introduced must be able to
| carry stock Of S2f. at wholesale prices, which we
will agree 10 take back at cost if unsod in 30
days. Ohio Porcelain White Letter Co, Cincin-
natl, Ohio.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-09-14

Sept IL Estate of Eliza Sweet, de-
ceased. Petition of r. F. Sweet for pro
bate of will and letters testamentary
Dedimus potentatem directed to w. II
Curry, J. p, Mineral Point, Wis, to TAKE
depostions of subscribing witnesses II
will in proof of execution thereof.
Estate of Lovonia Truxell, deceased
Inventory filed and approved.
Estate of Augustus ID. Cox, deceased
Letters of administration granted to G
A. Meizgar. Bond filed and approved
James =" Samuel Wainwright, Jr
and VIM. Cog owe appointed appraisers
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-09-14
County Building.
TRANSFERS

10-Orlando Child to Lars Erickson,
pit Sc ! ne /. 5, II, 1w; S275.
c. L. E. Dodge to John Wieh, pit lots
30. 81 and 80. Dodge's addition, Rock
Island.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-09-14

FORS ALE-Sixty lots ~ my additions o h'
ty of Rock Island on four yearly payments. witt
interest at Fix per cent per annuln,
-6m Il DAVENPORT
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-09-14

FOR RENT-Furnished rooms, with or without
board, Third avenue, opposite Court House, Mrs.
A. StoekWell lO-3t
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-09-14

FOUND-A Young Hun ing Purp; owner may
have him by proving property and paying cost OF
this notice John Westphal, 1912 second avenue
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-09-14

FOR SALB-old papers for sale IN any qna-.uty
5t this office, ch cap.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-09-14

FOR RENT-House with four rooms cheap
rent; also furnished rnoms. BIS Fifteenth St l-tf
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-09-14
HALF-CENT A WORD.

THE ARGUS hereafter wi publish in this cot
umn all 'vertisements of Lost, Found, For Rent,
For Sale Bo rd or Rooms Wanted. and similar
notices, at the low rate OF one hdif cent cOrd,
each figure word, but advertisement less
tina. ten cents
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-09-14

FOR RENT-A pleasant furnished room First
avenue, second door west of Eleventh street. 5-lw