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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-14

The sorrel plant was recently brought from
the Bahamas to Florida, where it is now
ripening its fruit, and promises to become a
valuable plant to small farmers 1t is pre-
pared in preserves, jam, and jelly, and Is
superior for this purpose to the craaberrV
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-14
She Cot the Ear.

"Lcnd me your ear minute, remarked
Hrs. Brown to her husband che other even
ing.
"Wiu you give it back to me he inquiries
with mock anxiety.
"OG course l will, you IDIOT Do you sup
pose ! want to start a tannery"
She got the ear
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-14

The discovery of Chinese lepers is not
of very rare occurrence in San Francisco
now One was discovered in shoe fac>
tory few days ago
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-14
NOTICE.

WANTED-A competent servant in q family Of
two persons; wages s. per week; inquire At Trim
ity Church EectoTy. Ttf
FOR SALE-Cld papers for sale IN any quantity
at this office, cheap.
FOR EBNT-A large brick house corner First
avenue and 18th st; address box 49, 6tf
FOR SALE-A good second hand piano worth
1900 will sell st half price J. c. BANEs. CONNER
cial Hotel If
FOR BENT-FurBisheG rooms on fifteen street
between 81 and Attn avenue, Enquire Of JoHN O.
FREED. II
FOR SALE-At my Office ON Eleventh street,
the best quality Of coal. Also dry oak cord wood,
stone and sand Orders received by telephone al
car house. D. G. Dohlman, agent Nilsson
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-14

The performance Of two tunes on a
guitar by the bride wSs the fee which d
Georgia justice received for marrying a
C0upie
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-14
ICELAND'S GEYSERS.
TRAVELS OF A NEW JERSEY SCHOOL
MASTER IN THE NORTH.
II Trip 10 the Famous Hot Springs on s
Pony and hlone-Iceland's Poet
Laurcate-A Surprise
"StroIsker."


course Oh an interview, "WaS to visit the Cray--
e'S, ninety miles from Reikiavilz, overa ID
oiaJe and patbiess country found that
should be unable to afford the trim as if j.
usually made, as travelling is SO expensive IN
Iceland. Tbs usual outfit for a tcurjst win,
makes this journey is at least one gu;la ami
Two ponies, with two ponies for himself ami
qna Tor the extra baggage. The trio there
ana back usually occupies five DAYS, ami
provisions have to be carried to last for tits
"iHe. When told my landlord that was
gong 20 attempt the journey alone, he wa
even more astouished than at my visit n
ES]a. lie SAID that it would be absolutely
impossible for me to find my way and that
ran risk Of losing myself and perisbin,
from hunger or exposure Several Fnyli.h-
mon had attempted to find The raysars with
oat assistance, be said, but they had always
either come back to the hotel, or hirei a
sU'Ua On J"e route. | told him that becau-a
EhEl-lme1 had failed was no reason that
an American would, and | was deaf.to his
felnonsuaaae., but at once bean prepare
tons for tie journey,
u Urea To Hsre pony, bnt when the own
err learned that wa going to the gey+ers
without q guide they refused to let their AM
hiais for lear We would o lost together.
Therefore tougat q pony for sd, and a
very good, sroa; pony he was, too. sod
ann for ~ upon my return from the gev-
SER. equipped myself with provisions, a
TN pail, au alcohol lamp, and tent, which
ioaue3 upon my stout pony. They weighed
about sixty pounds, ami / started Off in the
afternoon leading the pony. An English
man had started before me in the morning
WIN LJs W-sa, two guides and several ponies.
lie route was over a fiat country. with
numerous paths lTauc ing of, marked only
ny STONES. took 81 p.cEe of chalk with me,
and I1r t1o FIRST few miles ! marked the
stones q mtery ais 50 that If | got lost |
could tell if | crossed my own trail. But [
ct tired Of that very SOON threw The chalk
away, and kept on toward where I had
been told the geysars were situated
In the evening / came across some mounted
iye.anaaT who could speak little Eng
1s4, oaI they told me that / was twelve
miles out o. my way, and going direct to
the Ihrt5vada forest They asked me to 20
home Will J4-a AM stay over night, but
zof taem TO paiu. gUl by pro. sr route ant
decided TO push on.
'h-t faeEoaos without my pony. When
tie ig8IJ,Ts -aiuusI avav-tl.ev always
ride al nvah-a,.h s.. eeL-lnr runy dashed
slider tm .G spite Il my utmost Ell ~,
ANT had o.. ! could do 10 keep from, ben.
f""n 1s h. sue-v,i about tins biz bowl
oer o"l among IT,, rocks. could oaig
".n5 e. his REX aui g., him run The
a0-rr nae wera les heavily loaded. Aalv-
over, '.i- js'E soon Iatl q uu. of s.gat. lut
w.. .aHa. led lr.G lit i,i.. y. .t.iu sir-gf If %
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-14
Sharim's Sale

BY virtue Of an Execution and Fee Bill No
G247 issued out of the clerk Office of the Circuit
Court Of Rock Island county and state of Illinois
and to me directed, whereby | am commanded II
make the amount of a certain judgment recently
obtained against The Moline Buggy Company il
favor of J. IL. Wilson, out of the lands, tenements
goods and chattels of the said defendant, The
Moline Buggy Company, have levied upon the
following property, t0-wit
The east 50 feet of lot Ne 8 and west 20 feet o.
lot No , in the Manufacturers Addition OF the
Moline Water Power Company, in section No. 81
in township number eighteen us, north range
number one N, west OF the fourth AM P NJ, il
! the county OF Rock Island and state of Illinois
excepting and reseTvng thercfrom the right to
strip Of ground ten 0lfeet in width across the
extreme southerly part of said lot hereby convey
ed for railroad track and to permit others to use
the same, and said party Of the first part hereby
gives and grants uno said party Of the second
part, its Successors and assigns the rights Of
drainage from said lot hereby conveyed, into the
tmlrace north Of said lot; also the right and priv
liege Of laying a water pipe from said lot hereby
conveyed INTO said tail-Tdce aud drawing water
thereirom.
Therefore, according to said command. | shall
expose for sale, at public auction, all the right
title and interest OF the above named, The Moline
Buggy Company, in and 10 the above described
property, on Friday the 30th day of January. 1885
at o'clock p. m, at the north door Of the cOur
house in the city Of Rock Island, in the county o.
Rock Island and state Of Illinois, for cash in hand
to satisfy said execution aud fee bill
Dated at Rock Island, this Sth day Of January
A. d., 1885
j. NJ. RETICKER.
Sheriff Of Rock Island County.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-14

The weak, worn, and dyspcptic should
take CulGgo's Liquid Beef Tonic No
other OF druggists
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-14

Hannibal Hamlin says he sometimes
thinks of writing a book Il have read
no political history of my own times, he
says, iii which could not supply many
Deficiencies and make many corrections. "
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-14
yoUNG MrEL.RE6n THIS

The Eol;aic Belt Co, of Marshall,
Mich. offer to send their celebrated
Eectro-Voltaic Belt and other electric
appliances on trial for thirty days, to men
young or old) afflicted with nervous de-
bility, loss Of vitality and manhood, and
all kindred troubles, Also for rheumatism,
neuralgia, paralysis, and many other dis
eases. Complete restoration to health,
vigor and manhood guaranteed No risk
is incurred as thirty days trial is allowed
Write them at once for illustrated pam.
phlet free Dec. 10 cod W "
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-14

| hereby continue the above sale tC
Saturday the 21st day Of February, n. D.,
1885 at 2 o'clock p. NJ
JOHN NJ RETTCKER, Sheriff
Jan. Both, 1885.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-02-14
THOUSANDS SAY so.

Wisconsin is coming to be counted one
Of the tobacco growing states.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-04-16

Catarrh of the BLADDER.
Singing, irritation Inflammation, all Kidney
and Urinary Complaints, cured by "Buchu-
sDo;h, Cl
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-04-16
Mrs. LesIie's Diamonds.

Frank Leslie died leaving his printing
house terribly involved. Mrs. Leslie has
redeemed it. She says
II had the property in reach and the
assignees were ready to turn it over to
me, but to get it it was necessary for me
to raise $4,000. borrowed the money,
and l borrowed it from a woman How
happy 1 was when she signed the check,
and how beautiful it seemed to me to
see one woman helping another. 1 bor-
rowed the money in June, and was to
make the first payment of SIS, 900 on the
1st of November. On the Goth of De-
tober paid back the $50, 900 with inter-
est. From June to the 29th of October
made $50, 900 clear. had also to pay
$500 to the creditors WAC did not
come under the contract. While l was
paying this $50, of my husbands
debts, I"spent but thirty dollars for my
self except for board. | lived in little
attic room without carpet, and the
window was so high that 1 could not
get glimpse of the sky unless stood
on chair and looked out. When l had
paid the debts and raised monument
to my husband, then I said to myself,
now for a great big pair of diamond
earrings" and away went to Europe and
here are the diamonds. ,"
The diamonds are perfect matches,
twenty-seven carats in weight, and are
nearly as large around as nickels. At
lant1 Constitution.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-04-16
Suffering WOmanhood.

Too much effort cannot be made to bring
to the attention of suffering womanhood the
great value of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound as remedy for the diseases Of
women, and perhaps nothing is more effec.
tual than the testimony of those who have
been. cured by it. Such an one is the wife o.
General Barringer, of Winston, N. c., and
we quote from the generals letter as follows,
"Dear Mrs. Pinkham:- Please ALLOW me to add
my testimony to the most excellent medicinal
qualities Of your Vegetable Compound. Mrs.
Barringer was treated for several years for
what the physicians called Leucorrhea and
Prolapsus Uteri combined. l sent her I'd
Richmond, Va, where she remained for six
months under the treatment of an eminent
physician without any permanent benefit
She was induced to try your medicine and
after reasonable time commenced to i'm.
prove and is now able to attend to her bust.
ness and considers herself fully reliered.
General Barringer is the proprietor of the
American Hotel, Winston, N. c.. and is
widely known]
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-04-16
A Peculiar Plant.

The pitcher plant, found on tn,
Island of Borneo, has long narrow
leaves, each of which has thick weir
running down the middle to the end
where it forms cord, to which is fas
tened a kind of jug with lid and al
complete. Round the top is thicl
rim-stiff, like wire-which keep.
the soft sides of the jug in their place
The upper part of the pitcher i.
shaped like funnel, (which runs dowI
to bowl below. When flies and ant.
settleupon the edge and begin slipping
the honey hidden there, they slip dowr
into the pitcher which has some water
at the bottom. The narrow funnel OF
the stiff hooks prevent their escape
and they fall into the water. As soor
as fly goes in the water begins tc
flow from the sides of the pitcher ant
dissolves the body, forming kind Of
soup which feeds the plants. Some
times these pitchers are so large that
small birds go in to drink, and thu
hooks keep them in, so they die there
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-04-16
GEN. BARllLAS.
The Successor of PFC sident Rarfios Very
Highly Spoken OF.

The Successor of President Barrios Very
Highly spoken OF.
Senior Batres, the Guatemalan minister il
Washington, and Antoine Barrios, the sou O
the late President Barrios, have at last reache,
The conclusion that President BarIioS is dead
although tn y have had no direct Information
about it from Guatemala Young Barrios Ii
going to :an Francisco to join his mother
Senior Batres being Interviewed about Gen
Barillas, the SUCCESSOR cf President Barrios
,aid: II know Gen. Bariiias intimately. He
IS q man of high birth and Of the most liberal
education. He has been in this country and il
Europe, and is an accomplished lingnist. He
q an able and eminentiy good man,
and his career in Guatemala has beer
most illustrious in business, political and
military affairs. AS a merchant, he added
largely to his inherited estate, and enjoys the
confidence and respect Of the whole business
community. He has rendered distinguished
services as q senator, and rs governor Of
Queczaltenango, and four years ago, when Gen
BaIrios was for the second time elected Presi-
dent, Barillos was elected the first OF our two
Vice Presidents. He is regarded also lis one
Of our ablest generals"
els he POPULAR
Extremely so; he has kind and magnetic
nature which attracts the affection of all
classes. cannot say whether he will con.
tinue the war, as l have no direct communi-
cation with Guatemala. He was Barros,
bosom friend, but his temper is conservative.
He is not more than 40 years old. He 10
married and has a most interesting family. In
personal appearance he is tall and finely
formed, neither stout nor slender, and very
erect. He wears u magnificent flowing black
beard. His features are regular, his eyes dark
and his whole appearance at once striking ant
handsome"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-04-16
An Arab papor contains an interesting

An Arab paper contains an interesting
description Of tho organization OF the
Mahdi's forces, according to which the
tactical unit Of his army Is the "broth.
erhood," consisting Of ten men, who are
originally under the orders Of their SEN
Tor In age Any soldier, however, who
especially distinguishes himself may be
promoted to the leadership. Ten OF
these brotherhood" forma company, at
the head Of which Ia a ferik, and ten
companies form regiment, which is
commanded by an emir and his lieuten.
ants. Every company has Its linen flag,
which invariably bears the crossed swords
that form the military device of the
Mahdi; but the color OF tho flag varies,
each regiment having Its own, and, in
fact, being known by its color. Deeds
Of bravery are rewarded by a present Of
gold, and any private may by continued
gallantry raise himself to the rank Of
emir. When the Mahdi commands in
person, he is accompanied by ten emirs,
who constitute his staff, by ten officers
who act as aids de camp, and by foul
mounted standard bearers, These TWEEN
ty-four immediate companions of the
general in chief are alone eligible to eli
on courts martial and councils OF war
But the Mahdi has several unofficia
councillors, and among these doubtless
are the two Frenchmen, who, according
to the Paris papers, have thrown in theil
lot with him.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-04-16
LADIES' DEPARTMENT.
women Physician. I'm England.

OF lady doctors there are at present
few in England. but the select few
who have taken are reaping a rich
harvest in fees. says London letter,
The two most distinguished lady
practitioners in London are DR.. Gar
rett Anderson, a sister of the wife of
the late Professor Fawcett, and DR..
Arabella Kenealy, a daughter of the
late DR.. Kenealy, a brilliant advocate
and finished scholar. Both Of the
ladies l have named enjoy large and
lucretive practices, and medical men
Of the highest standing, who have met
them in consultation, while strongly
Directing to the admission of ladies in
TO the profession, have told me that
they are certainly not inferior in ability
to doctors of the highest standing and
experience.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-04-16
How Carrara Marble is Quarried.

There are 5000 men at work in the
quarries at Carrara, sixty-five saw mill.
and twenty-five polishing wheels
which brighten dull marble and smooth
the slight fortunes of some 400 work
ers The hewing of rough rocks. hug,
in their proportion, is something ap
preaching the marvellous here. The
men are hoisted to the height of SON,
700 feet above the level of the quarry
and up aloft excavate perfectly colos
sal Jumps of Carrara marble. Eaci
gang, or the foreman of the gang, goe.
down with and on the lump as it i.
swung by derrick ropes out into tn,
air and swiftly brought to mother
earth. One of these Italians will sing
in lusty tones, "Viva, Viva Garibaldi,'
from his dizzy eminence and suddenly
appear below where you are standing
bis bright, big black eyes full of un
equaled expressiveness and his whit,
teeth glittering between unapproacha
BILE smiles-the inalienable gifts O.,
these people-and say, "Ah, signore
will you 60 up with me again?" just
as if it were perfectly ordinary feat
The free, easy and primitive style O.
this Carrara flying-trapeze work make
it appear doubly dangerous. Hundreds
of accidents occur every year. Children
scarcely out of their swaddling clothe!
work amid the glare and dust of this
lovely white marble and die with SORE
eyes and stifled lungs. The food is dr.,
bread, raw onion and dirty water. 1
is the only place in Italy where wine l.
not drunk. Worn out by incessant SO
we're toll, these people, insufficiently
fed, fall into dissipation. violence, ant
crime, dying like dogs and leaving or
the white marble the sweat of thei,
wretched lives.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-04-16
Two Odd Conceits.

A new industry has come to life
What to do with old kid gloves is a
query generally answered by the rag
bag; but now some brilliant creature
with time hanging on her hands has
discovered that minute pin cushions
can be evolved from abandoned gloves.
She cuts them into all sorts of shapes,
these pin-cushions, triangles, hearts,
clubs, spades, little pug dogs and pussy
cats, then neatly sews them round and
round, and fills them with sharp and
shining pins. Men are supposed to
carry these kindergarten object lessons
in their waistcoat pockets, and to
think of her whenever they need a
pin. which they never do.
Little tables about twenty-five
inches high, having tops shaped like
hearts, are a special fancy with the
amateur interior decorator. She covers
these innocent finishings of her draw
ing-room with canary-colored or brown
plush, a spray of flowers or flight OF
swallows or some other design adorn.
ing the top and continuing little way
down one leg, The heart-top table
you will please to observe, has super.
seeded the trefoil shape, but even that
affectionate organ will fail of artistic
appreciation unless. its decoration
tapers off on one leg.-Philadephid
Press.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-04-16
THE WEEK
In the United States and the
Old World.
A MANIFESTO FROM RlEL,

lie Explains His Position, and Appeals
to the American People.
A dispatch from Winnipeg Man, says: Sew.
eral gatling guns were brought here from
Connecticut yesterday, and will DO sent to the
seat of war q, once. They wero purchased by
the Canadian government and came in charge
of several American soldiers. Riel has sent
the following letter for publication, which is
the first word received from him since the
rebellion broke out:
LIBERTY CAMP, IL miles from Duck Lake,
Northwest Territory, {
Is it true that Americ N arms and American
citizens are to be agaiI st half.breeds? The
Canadian government i, trying to crush us
with tyrar noal acts. What have half.bieeds
done to provoke American hostility What
have they done aga ast tho spirit of American
liberty? The desire for freedom is universal
instinct Why should not the helf-breeds of
the northwest territories desire to come within
its sunshine. They do so desire, and
shall WOO smiles of freedom even with
sacrifices OF brave mems lives. Has the spirit
OF l776, with splendid memories OF courage
and struggles, departed from the American
people; has liberty no further triumph to
achieve; has the American heart grown cal
lous to the whispcrinss OF justice? Ours is II
battle for our homes, This is altogether for
humin rights as we'll rs the rights OF the
half-breeds Of the northwest. Jefierson's sub.
lime sentiment, "Life and Liberty and the pur
suit Of happiness" has living ecLo in our
breasts. II will guide us from bondage even
as tho pillar Of flame guided the scourged of
Egypt with its inspiration. We must triumph,
but why should American ireemen range them
selves on the side OF tyranny, the oppr, ssion OF
Sorce? LOUIS RIEL.
Riel, N another communication, says he is
confident Of success and will keep up the fight
TO the bitter end. He is sure the American as
well as the Canadian Indians, will assist him
when the time comes. Their services are re-
quired, and when victory is his, as it certainly
will be, he declares his intention of forming
the northwest into republic and organ zing a
government.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-04-16
100 Doses One Dollar

Sold by all druggists. q; six for s5. Made only
G. ]. HOOD & CO.. Apothecaries. Lowell. Mass.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-04-16
THREE COLUMNS OF TROOPS.
Tho Military Closing In Upon Rieib
Half Breeds.

Tho Military Closing In Upon Rieis
Ialf-Breeds.
An Ottawa, Ont, dispatch says; Gen. Mid
dleton telographs that he expects to encounter
and have battle with hall-breeds on Wednes.
day, as by that time his junction with the bal
anoe of the troops will have been effected IN
the neighboIhood of the half.breed settlements
The iorco in the Northwest moves in three
distinct oolumns-one under Gen. Middleton
directly north from Qu'Appelle, another py
boat from Swift current, under Col. otter' anu
third from Edmund, under Col. Quimet.
Mr., Alexander Mcdonald, prominent
merchant here, who has lived several years in
Battle Ford and now keeps store there, re-
oeived dispatch from which he gathers that
every man, woman and child in Fort Pitt hal,
been nassacred. He is sure OF this because OF
the character Of the Indians who reside about
the place and their superior numbers to the
whites They have been collecting there FOL
the last two or three years from across the
border and are Of tho most brutal and heart.
less class of redskins Most of them are
Crees, and are under the leadership of Big
Bear, who ia known to BIO u ferocious brute, and
who, once on the warpath, would show nc
quarter to any whom he found. Mr. Melon
aid is sure that fearful massacre has tnken
place, and that all the residents of Fort Pitt
have been killed, The man who escaped to
bring the news to Battle Ford would OF course,
only know of those whom he saw massacred,
and would not know whether all in the
same place had suffered the same fate or not
There is no place, he says, where the settlers
could have taken refuge. As there is neither
tort nor barracks, only a few mounted police
are stationed there, and they are certain 10
have been killed.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-04-16
The Fakfr of Ava so called. famous

The Fakfr of Ava, so called, famous
as performing necromancer some TWEEN.
ty years ago, is now retired at the age Of
seventy. His name is Isaac Hughes,
and he got his Oriental title from an.
other Snowman, one Marshall, who made
much money by feats of legerdemain,
but drowned himself on account of fami-
ly troubles. The duplicate Fakir has
been explaining how he advertised him
self and achieved his tricks. On one &C.
casion he borrowed, at Nashville, Tenn,
the bonnet of the widow of James K.
Polk, who was in the audience, tore it
to pieces before her eyes, and then re-
turned it, whole, shooting it out of a
conjuror's gun. He had caused com
pletc copy of her bonnet to be made by
millincr in town, after seeing the orig
inal in the street one day, and had de-
pended on her coming to his entertain
tainment. That cheat established his
reputation in the South.