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The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1885-06-02
"LETs TILL BABY, WILL WEI.
A Four Year Old fodder in New
York Tries to Murder Her Little
Sister.

Sister.
New YoRK. May 22.-An attempted
child murder occurred in Port Je fferson.
L. l., yesterday. The would be murder
ess is little toddlrr OF four years, while
her victim breatbed it's first little over
six months ago. The condition of the
baby sister last night was such that lie
recovery could not be assured. and
should it live 1t will be dis6gured for
life. On the west side of Port JefYer-
son Harbor stands small frame dwell
ing house occupied by Madison Lewis
(colored), his wife and three childreu.
the Oldest boy Of six years. Lewis Is
q lsborer and leaves home early every
morning to worksop one 4 tbe farms b.
1.-THE neigbborhood. His vile washes Tor
the farmers Early yesterday she LETT
her infant sleeping in cradle in the bed.
room. Outside her four-year-old dauQh-
ter Lizzie, and her son Henry we're play.
ing. After bidding them to take good
care of the baby she hurried ON to her
work. Lizzie suddenly jumped to her
feet and lisped: Lets till baby, will
weS" - =
The little boy followed her into the
house and into the room where the baby
was quietly sleeping. Placinga q chair in
front Of shelf on which lay the knife
that her father uses In dressing 8sh, Liz.
zie obtained it, and toddled over to the
side Of the cradle, saying to Henry
Watch me-" Lizzie was laughing,
while the boy, half frightened for fear
she was in earnest, said. "Don't hurt her,
Lizzie, or she'll try" Reaching the era.
idle they both stood by it watching the
sleeping babe. when suddenly Lizzie's
Iarm was uplifted and fell, the knife pen.
I etrating the infants eye. The, blood
|spouted and the baby screamed, while
the boy, now thoroughly alarmed, rush-
ed from the house screaming and CRYING.
Lizzie did not mind the blood, but as
the baby screamed and cried it seemed
to add to her delight, and sbe kept on
slashing and cutting until satisfied, when
, she threw the knife into the cradle and
started for the yard M
\ Mrs. Lewis, who had been informed
OF the occurrence BY her son, hurried
home. Liz lie met her at the gate, and
ciasping her little hands together, on
which we're spots Of blood, exclaimed !:
l"Oh, mamma, duet see baby, all tut up,''
and she laughed and toddled into the
room behind her mother, who, when she
gazed into the cradle and moved back
the blood stained blankets, realized the
truthfulness of Lizze's words. With
out waiting 10 question her daughter,
she clasped the little bleeding baby 10
her breast and hurried across the street
to neighbor's house and leaving the
little sufferer to be cared for hurried 10
the village for medical aid. The face
: was mass Of cuts and stabs from which
: the blood was flowing. Lizzie has al
. ways eviuced hatred for the baby and
: frequently told her mother that 1t should
be cut up.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1885-06-02
An Expert Dentist.

"How much did the dentist charge you
for pulin' ont yer tooth ?" asked far
mer's wife on her husband's return from
town.
"Dollar."
"Dollar. That's too much"
"Well, be earned every cent OF it.
Why, Maria. it TUX that fellar better'n an
hour to git that air tooth out. He hauled
an pulled an twisted an dragged me
twicet across the floor, and never seen
man sweat so in my hull lie. / was
Altered fore he got the blamed thing
out he'd want to tax me "a or IS. The
last time hand tooth pulled the dent,
ist only charged me fifty cents, but
Lord, be wasn't at it morn two minutes. y
Brooklyn Onion
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1885-06-02
,Jnstice of the Peace.

For s5 years l have been afflicted with
cataIrh so that have been confined 10
my room for two months at q time. /
have tried all the humbugs In hopes OF
relief, but with no success until ! met
with an old friend who had used Elys
Cream Balm and advised me to try 1t.
l procured bottle and from the fret
duplication l found relief. 1t is the best
remedy / have ever tried. W. C. Ma
tbews, Justice Of the Peace, Shenandoah,
| Iowa.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1885-06-02

Women with pale, colorless faces, who
feel weak and discouraged, will receive
both mental and bodily vigor by using
Cartar's Iron Pills, which are made for
the blood, nerves and complexion.
Ok, Or, All and Po are the four post
offices in the United States whose names
contain only two letters.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1885-06-02
Pronunciation OF Afghan Names.

Cabul is pronounced Kswble; Merv 10
pronounced Mshriv; Herat is pronounc.
ed Heraht; Kurrachee is pronounced
K'rahchy; Peshawur ls pronounced
Peshower.. The accent on Afehanistsn
is on the second syllable. In snch words
as Bolau, Robat, ETC., the accent is on
the second syllables, and the "a" is pro-
nornced broad like "ah,"
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1885-06-02
A Mild Kicker.

81 understand the old man doesn't
want you to come to see his dsughter,"~
said one young fellow to another.
"That's the state Of the case, but I
went all the same"
"No?"
Eyes. Was there last night"
"Did be kick 2"
"Some."
"Muchp ?" 80
"Well, no not great DEAL" was the
hesita;ing reply; "thst is. not AZ much
as be might have done. Re only kicked
me from the parl"r to the front door
and l went the balance OF the way my.
self."-Merchant Traveller.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1885-06-02

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General Insurance Agent,
hannibal, Ohio,
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Also for Tornadoes, Cyclones, Hurricanes
and Wind Storms.
AMAZON. Clnctunatl.
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Applications also taken for various other
Companies, all of which are the most relaa-
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classes Of
Town and Country BulldtnEs,
| M Merchandise, Lumber. StOcaks
Grain and Farm lmpIements.
insured at low rates in good Companies. Ap
plications either BY mail or In person
promptly attended to. ma21,'S4r.
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The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1885-06-02

Coon COOKIES cupful butter.
two cupfols white sugar, one cupful
sweet milk. one teaspoonful baking pow
der. two eggs, -four 10 roll nicely. y.-To-
led0 Blade.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1885-06-02
Auehp
lin THE SHADOWS.
By ELLA DARE.


Waiting in the shadows for the light to come,
Waiting in the darkness for the morning sun;
So it is We blindly grope amid our aims,
So it is we moet the sorrows and the pains. :.
Listening in the silence loved voice to hear.
Listening for vanished footstep to draw near;
So It is the threads are breaking one by one.
So 1t is we leave our tasks when scarce begun
Rolling through The spaces is our feeble cry,
Rolling down the ages is our burthened sigh,
So it is we greet each other as we pass,
So it is that man is bound unto the mass.
Reaching forth the helping hand our brothei
needs,
Reaching forth the sturdy will to do the deeds
So it is we gain the strength to reach th'
height.
So It is the shadows melt into the light.
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all modern appliances, together with q
cabinet Of curiosities, and handsome
library, the gifts OF Junia Ferris in
memory of her Dlh year.
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THE SPIRIT OF DEMOCRACY,
rysLrsHnD nvEKYrunsDAv
MAfNRY R. WEST,
1DTToR AND PROPRIETOR. 4
TERMS:

,W0FTICE West Side Of Main Street, two
doors North Of the Public Square.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1885-06-02
Selert Sturp.
Junia's Nineteenth Year.
BY LANrA WILSON SMITH,

"Are you really going, June p
"Cer.ainly. 1t was my fathers last
wish that should spend this year teach.
ing district school, and shall do so if
>..sIla
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-08-13

MADRID, Aug. IL. The reports of cholera
from all of the infected districts for the
twenty-four hours ended wednesday noon,
show 4, 595 new cases and l,629 deaths
MARsEn.LEs, Aug Is. The cholera panic
increases daily. The average of departures
from MarSeilleS by railway alone has al
ready increased 1000 per day. As an in
stance of the laxness with which tie
Marseiles sanitary authorities perform
their duties, the case of the captain of an
English vessel lying in this port may be
mentioned The captains daughter died
of cholera aboard the ship. lie at once
notified the authorities and requested
dismfection of the vessel At noon
Wednesday thirty hours had elapsed since
the girls death, and no official action had
been taken concerning the event by the
Marseilles authorities
MADRID Aug Is -Thirty-fve new cases
of cholera and nineteen deaths from the
disease were reported in this city Tuesday
Fifteen of the new cases exist in one street,
This discovery has cau$el a sensation, and
the authorities are vigorously dislnfecting
the thoroughfare.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-08-13
Situation at Cleveland.

CLEVELAND Aug 13 The striking EN-
ployees of the Cleveland Rollingmi COM
pany held a large meeting and agreed to
stand firm ami never Gccede to the demands
of the company. 1t was announced at the
meeting that an attempt would be made to
start up portion of the wire mills Wednes-
day morning and at an early hour a large
crowd of foreigners began TO gather in the
vicinity of the mills TO prevent any one
from going to work At o'clock about
200 had congregated in front of the wire
mill gate Pushing the Waterman aside
expedition. Finding no one at work they
retired, but pickets were kept on guard all
day.
A public meeting of Anarchists was held
in Monumental park Tuesday evening. The
large audience was RECALLED with speeches
by August Spies, editor of The Chicago Ar
better Zeitung, ami William Gorsuch, also
of Chicago Gorsuch was wary. and fired
his biggest guns at Congressman Foran.
Editor Spies spoke in German and advised
his hearers to arm themselves with rifles
If" said he. you haven't got S25 for
| Winchester spend 25 cents fol- dynamite
| The dynamite will do the work better
Mrs. Gorsuch took part in the demonstration
and distinguished herself by bearing huge
red flag, on which was printed in large red
| letters: "Under the stars and stripes We
starve; under the red flag we live"
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-08-13
RIOT AT BAY CITY.
The SHERIFF AND STRIKERS HAVE
SERIOUS sKiRMlsH.
Officers Badly Beaten and Pistol Shot
Exchanged-Clevelan Strikers Make
a Raid-wiId Talk at a Meet
ing-Labor Items.

BAY CITY, Mich, Aug. "Wednesday
morning, in pursuance of a previous agree
ment, body of strikers went to Carrier,
Heath & Co.'S and adjoining mills TO stop
the men who were at work in the
salt blocks. Shortly after Y O'Clock
Sheriff Brennan received call for aid from
Carriers mill, whittier he went at once with
force of deputies The men were just
coming out of the mill, after forcibly shut
ting down the salt block
The sheriff ordered the men to disperse,
and was answered by boots and jibes He
again made similar request,
and met with a like response. Then rush
was made for clubs and edgings, and the
sheriff ordered the arrest of one Of the men
who appeared to be a ringleader.
Then the fighting began, in which the
officers exchanged number Of
shots with the rioters and sew
eral officers were badly beaten
Sheriff Brennan was himself shot in the
forehead, the bullet glancing off after q
deep flesh wound had been made. Nine meI
have been arrested, and two Of these art
wounded badly. The men in the salt bloch
returned to work
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-08-13
GIRLS In THE WATER.
The Difference i'm Modes of Bathing as
Seen by New.Y0rker.

There is all the difference in the world
in the manner in which girls battle. A
skilled observer can at moments glance
tell from what city bather comes. The
Philadelphia girl usually trots out de-
murely on the sands, looks at the wat
er, shivers and smiles, and then gradually
approaches the surf. First she dips her
retreats a step or two, and again. with
look of desperation on her face. advances
slowly towards the sea. She gets wet an
inch at time, and shivers twice for every
inch. Should the crest of wave slap
her on the back familiarly she screams
Justify and looks appealingly at the young
men. The Philadelphia girl has pencil
ant for losing her foothold, getting down
under the ropes, and then having a good
looking young man extricate her from
her predicament. She hugs closely around
her rescuer until she is firmly on her feet,
then, slowly releasing her grasp apologiz
es with downcast ewes.
The Boston girl makes her appearance
on the sand in a picturesque and tight
fitting suit. She advances with soldiers
ly stride, pauses on the waters edge.
strides an attitude, and acts as though
the whole world stopped and gazed
breathlessly at the vision of womanly grace
and beauty. Then she wades out in the
water and awaits events Suddenly big
wave strikes her, doubles her up like a
ball. ploughs her a9uiline nose in the sand
like nose scraper, and lands her far up
on the beach shapeless mass of red
hose, blue skirts, and culture. She rises,
looks around in dazed sort of way, and
then goes up and dresses, and all day long
she talks about her bath and says it was
lust lovely"
The Baltimore girl always goes in the
water with her ''felah." She glances
| around as though half afraid and then
wades boldly out after him. She clngs
closely and offectionately to George OF
Chollie, whatever his name is, and gazes
up into his face with glance of mingled
love and faith in the strong arms about
| her When the wave comes George OF
Chollie hobs her up serenely to its TOP
and all its well.
The Chicago girl Is boss girl in the
surf. She never loses her feet-can1
do it. She plunges and founders boldly
around. Suddenly she startles the entire
shore by serious of unearthly yells. The
bathing master runs to the assistance o
the frantic girl. She energies from the
surf with bound and falls breathless OF
the sand, and kicks A man jumps owe
her foot, and near the southeast cOrne
of it discovers small crab clinging tena
ciOusly. This usually concludes the Chi
cago girls bathing for the summer.
The New York girl, however. is thu
best of all. She watches her chance, rum
down to the water when no one is look
ing, dives headlong through wave ant
then suddenly appears on The surface ,
couple of rods out from the shore. TheI
for half hour she swims around like
mermaid, and has lots of fun all by her
self, and when she energies from tn
water she looks pinker and prettier thai
ever Is it any wonder, then, that TIT
Gotham girls are such strong favorites a
the bathing grounds?-New York Morn
ing Journal.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-08-13
Cancer Of Tongue.
A CASE RESEMBLING THAT OF GEN. GRANT

Some ten wears ago had "a scrofulous sore
my right hand which gave me great trouble, and
under the old-time treatment was healed up, and
suppo sed was we'll | round. however il had
only been driven into the system by the use of
potash ana mercury, and in Marco, 1882. it broke
out in my throat and conce ntrated in what some
of the doctors denOminated cancer. i was placed
under treatment for this disease. Some six or
seven of the best physicians in the country had
Inc at different times under their charge, among
them were specialists in this line; but one after
another would exhaust their skill and drop me,
for grew worse continually. The cancer had
eaten through my cheek, destroying the roof of
my mouth and upper liz, then attacked my tongue
palate and lower lip, destroying the palate and
ander lip entirely and half my tongue, eating out
10 the top of my left cheek bone and up TO the
lefteyc From a hearty robust woman of $50
pounds, Twas reduced TO mere frame OF skin
and bones, almost unable to turn myself in bed.
| could not eat any solid food, but subslsted on
liquids, and my tongue was so far gone could
not talk. The anguish of mind and the horrible
offerings of body which experienced never can
be revealed. Given up by physicians to die. with
no hope of recovery upon the part of my friends
who sat around my be dside expecting every mo
ment to be my last; in fact, my husband would
place his hand on me every now and then to see
whether was alive or not, and at one time all de
cided that life was extinct, and my death was re-
ported all over the country.
Snch was my wretched and helpless condition
on the first of last October GSS4), when my
Iiends commenced giving ne Swifts Specific.
In less than month the eating places stopped and
healing commenchd. and the fearful aperture in
my cheek has been closed and firmly knitted to-
gether. A process of q new under lip is progress
ing finely, and the tongue which was almost de-
stroyed is being recovered, and it seems that ma
ture is supplying a new tongue. can talk so
that my friends can readily understand me, aud
can eat solid food again. / am able to walk about
wherever please without the assistance of any
one, and have gained fifty pounds of flesh All
this under the blessing Of merciful Heavenly
father is due to Swifts Specific. | am wonder
and marvel to all my friends, hundreds of whom
nave KIN own my intense sufferings and have vis-
ted me in my Affections. While | am not entirely
we'll yetmy gratitude is none the less devout, nd
/ am confident that a perfect recovery is now in
| sight. If any doubt these facts, l would refer
them to Hon. John H. Trayor, State Senator Of
this district who is my ncighbor, Dr. T. 5. Brad
field, OF La Grange, Ca, or TO any other persons
living in the southern part Of Troupe county, Ga
MRS. MARY l. CONFER.
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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-08-13
THANKS TO THE ARMY.
The British Lords Vote Their Gratitude
Absence of Liberals-ForeiSn Notes

The British Lords Vote Their Gratitude
Absence of Liberals-Foreign Notes
LONDON, Aug. l3.-In the house of lords
Wednesday afternoon, the marquis of Sails
bury, in moving a vote of thanks to the
army and navy for their recent services
in Egypt, paid strong tribute
to Gen. Lord Wolseley and Gen. Ora
ham, and the other officers and soldiers and
marines who took part in the Khartoum
expedition, for the valor, perseverance and
spirit they displayed in the ariuous work of
the desert campaigns. He also dwelt on the
gallantry of the members of the Australian
contingent, who, he said, were deserv-
ing OF special thanks, and on that
OF the Indian troops and Cana
dian voyageurs. The prime minister praised
in unmeasured terms the valor and devotion
of Gen. Gordon and of Gems. Earle and
Stewart and the other officers and men who
lost their lives during the Soudan war, and
fittingly expressed coincidence with their
relatives and friends The vote was passed
unanimously.
1t was noteworthy that not single Lib
eral leader was present in the house of lords
during the above proceedings.
Sir Michael Hicks Beach, chancellor of
the exchequer, made a similar motion in
the house of commons. Speaking of the
part taken by the Australians and
the Canadians in the khartoum expedition,
the chancellor said they had conclusively
shown that there existed a strong bond Of
loyalty between England and her colonies,
and the mother country had in the colonies
an element of strength that would serve
England we'll in case of emergency
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-08-13
A FEMALE Office seeker in Washington

A FEMALE Office seeker in Washington
last week manoeuvred her way into the
White House with six small children in
tow, and made most pathetic plea for
an appointment which would enable her
to support her widowed brood 1t was a
neat bit of strategy, but it wofully mis-
carried when she was recognized by one
of the attendants. She was never mar
ried at all, and the squad of Juveniles had
been borrowed for the occasion The
author of so ingenious device almost
deserved success.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-08-13
Father, Mother, and Three Sisters Dead.

Mr.. David Claypool, formerly Sergeant
alarms ofthe New Jersey Senate, and now
Notary Public at Cedarville, Cumberland
Co., n. j., makes the following startling
statement: any father, mother, and three
sisters all died with consumption, and my
lungs were SO weak raised blood. Nobody
thought l could live My work (ship-
smithing was very straining on me with my
weak constitution, and was rapidly going
to the grave. While in this condition l
commenced using Mishlers Herb Bitters,
and it saved my life. Because it was so
difficult to get it in this little place, and l
had improved so much, stopped taking it
for a time, and the result is that l have
commenced going rapidly down hill again.
Somehow, Mishler's Herb Bitters gives
appetite and strengthens and builds me up
as nothing else does, and / must have a
dozen bottles at once. Use this commu-
nication as you please, and if any one wants
to be convinced of its truth, let them write
me and | will make affidavit to it, for
owe my life to Mishlers Herb Bitters."
Thesecret of the almost invariable relief
and cure of consumption, dysentery, diar-
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liver complaints, when Mishler's Herb
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that act on the blood, kidneys, and liver
and through them strengthens and invigor-
ates the whole system. Purely vegetable
in its composition; prepared by regular
physician; standard medicinal prepare.
ton; endorsed by physicians and drug.
gists. These are four strong points in favor
of Mishlers Herb Bitters. Mishler's Hert
Bitters is sold by all druggists. Price 81 .O(
per large bottle. 6 bottles for $500
Ask your druggist for MIsHLER's HERB BITTFRs
he does not keep it, do not take anything else but
send postal card TO MIsHLFR HERE BITrERs Co.
63S Commerce Street. Philadelphia
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-08-13
Fatal Accident at a Shooting Match.

CHICAGO Aug. Ia "A terrible accident
occurred at Grand crossing about 5:45 Tues
day evening. William Rees, aged Is years,
and Clark kimball, aged 10 years, the
former living at the corner of Stony Island
and South Chicago avenues, and the
latter at the corner of Brooks and
Seventy fifth streets, went shooting to-
gether, intent upon securing the pigeons
flying from kleinman park shooting tour
nament, as they passed over the fence.
Soon after they arrived at the grounds a
pigeon alighted on the fence near them.
Both started on run for the game, when
suddenly Reefs gun was discharged, the
shot taking effect in Kimball's head. He
died in very few moments Rees was
placed in Jail this evening. He admits the
killing, but says it was an accident as his
gun went off prematurely