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The Hazlehurst signal., 1885-10-22
GOODBYE.

We stood together, she and 7.
The changing crowd went crawling by;
A storm of vof,rs struck our ears,
And grating laughter mixed with tears,
AZ the rniting OF tho ways.
frief fortune spreads n painted show.
Tue dead In solemn pageant ~,
Rude uafic lifts its Bounding call
Aud hope aud passion rise or fail
N the parting of the ways.
About uS swarmcd the strenuous train,
With looks of longing sent In vain.
For still the current urged apacc
The last rcproach, the last embrace.
At the parting w ,hc WAYS
Then grI't and testing met 10y chance,
And Trouble stayed the swimming glance
Two women. lost in stranglcd speech
Two brothers, leaning each To each
At the parting OF the ways. o..
said: II comes. we know not WAY.
The crowd II prcsSing-lOvc. gooi'bye'
As Heaven is just. our paths shall meet.
One kiss tO make the moment sweet
At the parting of the ways.
-Dom Read G"c-iu,c, ia ". y. Independent.
The Hazlehurst signal., 1885-10-22
The London Lancet mentions the arr

Tho London Lancet mentions the arr
rangement Of q person who makes him.
self deaf to all noises by the simpleexpcdi-
ent Of taking a small piece ofspermaceti
ointment, not too soft, about tho size Of
apea, aud wrapping 1t in a tiny square
Of thin, limp cotton cloth. tying the
corners together with thread to make q
small plug. One Of these pressed
gently into each ear shuts out oil
sound. -.tl t
The Hazlehurst signal., 1885-10-22
Champion Long.oistanee Speaker.

Most remarkable voice l evci
heard"
"Whose?"
why, that mans over there"
"SingcrP"
"No, he has got such q tremendous
pair of lungs. You may believe it oil
not, but last Sunday 1 distinctly heard
him speaking at camp-mceting ten
miles away"
"Oh! l see. you used telephone.
"No. didn't"
"What then?"
"Why, was ten miles away. too
at the camp-meeting. It'd Bits.
The Hazlehurst signal., 1885-10-22
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JACKSON. MISS.

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NV habits OF economy and their own in
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for acquiring thorough business educa-
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Forty Dollars secures scholarship for
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The entire expense To secure Diploma
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The second session OF this well establish
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Send for circulars and specimens OF pen
mRnship.
Proprietors.
The Hazlehurst signal., 1885-10-22

The Philadelphia garbage contrac-
tor .estiies to the appreciation OF mel
ors in that city by the statistics of the
removal OF twenty-eight tons of water
melon rind in one week. p.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-07-29
The yYahast. strikers.

SPRINGFIELD, Ills, July 29-More trouble
for the Wabash is threatened by the Knights
of Labor, who e pouse the cause OF the strik-
ing Wabash shopmen and assure them of
their sympathy and support T. Y. Pow
derby, who is the chief officer Of the national
organization, came to this city and
personally Investigated the difficulty which
arose from the refusal of the company to
discharge the non-union men who were
employed during the previous strike and
retained. fowderly is credited with the
opinion that this strike is Just one, aud
assumes that the action OF the COM
pany is intended as a square fight
in opposition to the labor organization.
He has gone to Chicago. the men here
claim that all the Knights of Labor on tie
Wabash system will sustain them and go
out Oh a general strike at once. This in
cludes the men Of the southwest system,
woo are reported to have telegraphed their
intention TO this city, and also to have voted
one days pay, amounting to about gil, 000
to the relief Of the Springfield strikers.
The local Knights have sent a petition
and Urgument, drawn by able legal counsel
to President Cleveland, complaining of the
action Of United States Circuit udgs S. Il
Treat, in sanding members Of their union
to Jail for contempt Of court for assaults
committed upon new employees Of the road,
an unjust and Illegal, and praying for re-
dress
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-07-29

to call and when not TO call With 500
in the pot and SIS bet by his antagonist /
once saw the best gambler in Missouri lay
down three Of kind
why did you not call himf 1t would
only have cost you So said !.
He had a better hand than had, and
| would have been Just S. out.
Men are born gamblers, and it Is this
intuition to call at the right time that
makes them successful. In big game al
a hotel here not long ago, in which five or
six friends took part, there was an excit>
ing Illustration of this delirious sort OF
doubt. Every player had made good his
ante, and some of them had put in few
hundred dollars additional before drops
ping out. At length $4,000 lay on the
table, with two players fighting for it. l
stood behind one of them. He had three
queens, having drawn to them at the
start, His opponent had drawn three
cards. The latter at this juncture, coolly
announced raise of $4,000.
The man with three queens was fairly
staggered. His antagonist might be bluff
ing. He might have drawn TO an ace and
king and caught nothing, or he might
have caught another king and two more
aces, or he might have drawn to a pair
and caught full hand. Was he blufing
That was the question. After thinking
the matter over, he did not consider his
queens worth that amount of money, SO
both hands went to the deck, and the man
on the other side of the table raked in the
stakes.
| found cut afterward that al this
money was won on the following hand
Ace, Jack, ten and two skies. Tne three
queens would have won By large ma
jority.
1t is one of the delights of the stock
man, whose fortune hes grown upon hin
like a Jacks beansta,k, to 90 absurdly
extrayagant things. These nsbobs vii
actually shake dice for nice house anC
lot, first dash out of the box. SealskiI
overcoats are worn over hand NE down
suits, and immense diamonds shine from
flannel shirt fronts. A rich ranch owner
would ask no better fun than TO throw
silver dollars into a crowd Of street gam
ms
There was one poker game here il
which every chip-red, white and blue
represented a steer. When a man anted
what he threw to the center Of the tabl'
represented a steer, and it took anothe
steer to make it good. This was gilt
edged game, and nobody who could no
take any part in it. Itwould make poo
man dizzy to think of the money that j
won and lost in this steer game. 1t is evi
dent that a stockman's game is no plac
for poor man, any way.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-07-29
DOLLARS AND CENTS.
THsY CAUSE = HEAP OF TROUBLE
IN THIS WORLD
A General Strike feared OF western Rail
ways Violence in Oeyeland-Vandcr
bits Latest Gobble-The Iron Mar
ket-R evenged on the Horses.

NEw YORK, July 2a-The terms Of tie
agreement made between the New ToTk
Central company and the first mortgage
bondholders Of the West Shore railway
contemplate a reorganization Of The
West Shore company and the Issue
by the new corporation Of S50,000,0o IN
per cent mortgage bonds and SO, 100000
in capital stock; the exchange Of SIS ,010
900 OF these bonds for the $50, 900, 900 Ct
outstanding bonds Of the present IVES.
Shore company; the surrender of the So
900 900 of capital stock TO the New York
Central company, the latter to guarantee
the principal and interest of the bonds and
TO take possession of the West Shore prop
erty as soon as the contract is ratified ~ q
majority of the first-mortyage bondholders.
1t is announced that the New York Central
company has also secured control OF the
stock Of the North River Construction com
rany.
Boston, July % There is a good deal #
disgust in Massachusetts over Van ier5ilt's
acquisition Of the West Shore railway. an
the question is asked, What viii the state
do with the tunnel now that he owns aad
controls all the routes leading to its we-ter.
p9rtaIl A couple Of years ago the We;
Shore would have been made part Of a con
solidatel line between Buffalo and Boston
but the wiseacres ct the state-housr
threw all their influence for the New Yuri
& New England, and handed over to IL !
corporation the grsat terminals at South
Boston. The syndicate that wished 10 BAY
the West Shore already owae1 the Boston,
HUoSac Tunnel & Western road, and pro
posed to buy the tunnel outright ard to
lease the Fitchburg road, but it was not
given the privilege, and now the South Bos-
ton terminals are practically USELESS, AMI
the West Shore has become q Vanderbilt
road.
NEW YORK, July 29-It was positively
stated that regulations between the Penn
sylvania railroad AMI Mr. Vanderbilt. i'll
volving the tran Ter Of the owaership OF the
Great South Penn yivania railroad property
from Mr. Vanderbilt 10 the Pennsylvania
railroad, have successfully terminated. The
new arrangement will, it i; thought, bring
forward the Pennsylvania railroad as an
active competitor IN the anthracite coal
trade and will exert q patent influence upon
the market for this commodity while in
creasiag the difficulty Of keeping up its
price
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-07-29
Facts Aeout the Iron Market

PHILApELPHIA, Pa, July 29.-Large con
tracts for bridge and pipe iron have been
placed this week at slight shading off
card rates Small steel rail orders for 100
TO 1000 tons are coming TO Pennsylvania
mills. and work now in hand will
run all but one mill to Sept Is Large fall
contracts would be taken at SO. 50. Old
rails are quiet at ST. Large exports Of
copper are made. Metals are coming
in freely, and tin and tn plates have
hardened in price per cent. The
bar, sheet and plate mills throughout the
east have been reducing the output on
account Of heat The demand is not urgent
except for brid .e iron, but slight i'm
provement is apparent in the ore iron
trade at large in demand, but not in prices.
Anthracite coal production is 40 900
tons behind last year. New England
and lake markets are sluggish because OF
bituminous coal competition. The coke cut
put continues GO per cent. A slight i'm
provement has developed at Pittsburg, and
10 per cent more iron is turned out this
week Cyef last
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-07-29

SARATOGA = y, July - The races
n5re Tlesday rasu.,ed 3 tvlow.: First
race, < mile. ErEe-t won, Guydetta
-econi, SpaidnE to.i; time, I:175s;
Sscon3 race, = mile; n Fox won. Enr!g
second, King OF Y rio. c2.ri; line. 1850.
Third race, u miles, Gg5 Miles Won, Boat
man second, Pawaattaa third; tina 4:32.
Boatman LED flr Two miles. when Bob
Niles challenged him and Won
tie race after IN exciting fai-h.
Fourth race, Is mle~; Ho,ciu.ko wen,
Alba second, Vanguard third; time, los
Firth race, mile; Wb;z-l- won. Gold Bar
-ecc4d, Banana third; ne. l45s.
MONMOUTH PARK. Julv - The following
her were the winners at the races hsrs
Tuesday:
First race, II mile; Long Knight first,
D=coY Duck second, Eimendorf third; time
l:55H
Second race, q mile; EigefsId first,
Shamrock second. Ariel third; time. lI97[
Third race, ! i miles; Unrest first, Feha
Doe seccnl, East Lynne third; time, 2:03
Fourth race. - miles; Mis- Wocdford
first, Drake Carter second: ;ims. z.4j5S.
Fifth race, s mile; Aureliu, first. Peter
= -econd, King Lion third; time. 1924.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-07-29

Mr.. RoACH's assignment prompts the
Chicago Inter Ocean to remark that the
democratic administration 'has destroyed
American shipping in four months, ~
THAT is equivalent says the Buffalo
Courier ''to saying that in its so called
efforts to build up American shipping,
the republican party IN two decades sue
ceeded in creating and fostering but one
ship building establishment A good
shot-almost good enough to destroy the
entire navy which the good Mr. Roach
has kindly furnished Us.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-07-29
A VOICE FROM The SOUTH
From the Hays County News,

In his speech at MitchelTs Grove, on
Emancipation day, Lewis White, coll
ored orator from Dupre, said We have
tried the republican party for twenty
years. We have tried theloyal league and
carpet bag rule, and what have they pro-
flied US? They have made Us slaves to
political intriguery, and all that is left Us
is broken promises and disappointed and
blasted hopes Trey told Us that the cleo
ton of Cleveland would mean return to
slavery of the colored race. Cleveland
was elected, and the country was never
more prosperous than it is 10 day. If
democratic government means slavery,
then, |, for one, am glad to welcome such
slavery
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-07-29

night after several days alb
sence in the east, and Tuesday
morning issued proclamation recon-
mending proper observance of the sth day
Of August, 1855, appointed for the funeral
Of Gen. Ulysses S. Grant He says of Gen.
Grant:
By his labors and those Of the brave men
he led, the Union was restored and 1905, 600
Of freedmen celebrate the blessings of lib
srty, secured for themselves and their pos
terity. Tenacious in conflict, be was mag
unanimous in victory, and the beneficent re-
suits Of bis generous dealings with his foes
and their grateful response comforted him
in the face of death
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-07-29

EITHER De Witt Talmage or A. A
Hopkins will be the prohibition candidate
for governor of New York, and we fear
one of the prohibition ideas is to weaken
the republican ticket 1t must be remem
bered, however, that there are only two
genuine temperance partice--the prohi-
bition and the democratic though their
ideas of reform differ very widely; and
peradventure the latter will be hurt to q
considerable extent, TOO.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-07-29

Two English noblemen, both married,
have horsewhipped and thrashed each
other on account OF Mrs Langtry. The
incident ought to be worth $50, 600 as an
advertisement to the bone of contention
when she reopens her dramatic season.
Besides, it throws a significant sidelight
on the recent revelations of aristocratic
profigacy in London.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-07-29
The Cleveland Mob AGAIN.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, July 29.-The quietude
which had settled in tie Eighteenth ward
was suddenly broken Tuesday morning
by an attack upon two inoffensive
Iaborers. As early as o'clock
gang Of strikers, armed with
clubs, began to assemble in the vicinity ct
the mills and by o'clock several hundred
men were on the ground and conducted
themselves in a very excited manner.
There were no officers on duty, and the
crowd thought they were masters OF
situation. Several men who had been
employed in the yards of the mill cleaning
up and making repairs, were set upon by
tie mob. and Jane May and another man.
whose name could not lie ascert2icei, were
hady beaten. Shortly after the assault
the police appeared and the strikers dis.
Dersei
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-07-29

CHICAGO, July 29-All articles Tor exhi
bition at the Illinois state fair for 1885, to
be held at Chicago, commencing Sept Il,
will be charged for by the Burlington a.
regular tariff rates, prepaid, upon the COM
pany's lines in Illinois, TO be returned free
TO original shipping point upon certificate
Of secretary that they have not changed
ownership. A switching charge OF s! per
car will be made to and from the fair
ground. All charges must be prepaid.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-07-29
Preparation at Albany.

ALBANY, N Y, July 29-Good results
were attained at the meeting in the execu-
tive chamber Monday evening. The sixty
Or more Representatives of the city govern
ment, civil, fraternal and militia societies,
reported the number ami strength of the
organizations which will participate in the
parade bearing the remains Of Gen Grant
TO the state capitol next Tuesday. The in
vitation Of Governor Hill fer an informal
meeting Of the Legislature is being gener
ously responded to by the members of botn
houses, and it is probable that there will be
full attendance
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-07-29

The people, as a whole, seldom make
mistakes, and the unanimous voice of
praise which comes from those who have
used Hoods Sarsaparilla, fully jusiities
the claims Of the prop1ietors of this great
medicine Indeed, these very claims are
based entirely on what the people say
Hoods Sarsaparilla has done for them.
Read the abundant evidence Of its cura-
tive powers, and give it fair, honest
trial
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-07-29

INDIANAPOLIS, July -a-Tues lay morn
ing. c mmi,s.oner Thoman ami Chef
Examiner Lyman, Of the civil service con-
ri-sson, we're presented to Fo-tma~ter
Jon. ~ My Hughes. Vice President
Hendricks private secretary. Taey re
que tel him, as a preliminary step 10 tie
investigation, to give an answer to the
charges 0: the Independents, which answer
one Of Mr.. Jones' sons who is an attorney.
will prepare. The visit Of the investigators
has created great excitement among
the politicians, and the proceedings
are generally denounced by Democrats
Msssr>. Thoman and Lyman are deter
mined u make thorough and searching
examination into the administration Of the
pJstCffice
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-07-29
Railway Fares to the Funeral,

CHICAGO, July 20 -Arbitrator f. P
Wilson, If the Chicago & Missouri River
Passenger association. has issued the fol
lowing notice to general passenger AMI
ticket agents of his line: III is agreed that
TO soldiers in uniform going TO the funeral
Of Gen. Grant at New York, transportation
may he furnished between association points
at one fare for the round trip, tickets to be
sold on or before Aug. 6, made good to re-
turn within FIVE days after the date Of the
funeral; to be iron-clad and restricted Il
continuous passage in either direction.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-07-29

If the testimony of thousands of the
best housekeepers in our land Is to be be-
lleved, there are not any havoring ex>
tracts in the market worth half so much
as DR.. Prices Special FlavoIings. They
need no recommendations from us. Let
DR.. Prices vanilla, lemon, or nectarine
flavors once be used, ard they will al
ways be Csed.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-07-29

WASHINGTON CITY, July 23-The total
value 4 tie Iaercaaniis4 exporteI from the
United States daring tae fiscal year ended
June 30, los5, was S'4I,ss3, 5S5, against in
poyls valued al $51,176, So, an excess of
eGparts over imports amounting to SI6i :
40 50. The excess OF exports over in
port during tie preceding Is sal year
ended June 81, ISL. amounted 10 az SIS
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-07-29
strike Any,,s the Women.

EVANSVILLE, Ind, July 80 One hundred
female operators in tie weaving depart
men. Of the Evansville Cotton mills struck
Goniay afternoon on account OF 10 per
cent reduction in their wages Alta meet
Ing II tie strikers resolution was adopted
that each one Of tie striking women confer
VITA her father, brothers or guardians, and
procure their assistance and advice, and to-
gstleT MAKE an ealeayor 10 settle the DIFF
:ertG> e. aniccUly.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-07-29
Opposed to Strong Drink.

"Parker's Tonic is delicious TO the pail
ate; It invigorates, but docs not promote
a love for strong drink; it cures coughs
and colds; it purifies the blood, thus cur
ing kidney, liver and lung troubles, and
rheumatism, 1t should be kept in every
home" G Fl. Sherman. photographer,
Elgin, III. Place it in yours
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-07-29

For men must work and women weep.
But it is q mighty hard thing for men to
work when health is shattered, the sys-
tenn exhausted and energy departed Let
them not despair, however, for Mishler's
Herb Bitters as a tonic and vitaliZer is
Incompatible in its lasting effects. 1t
builds up the system and gives new life
aid vigor to mind and body. Working
men and men who use their minds more
than their bodies, will find in this great
preparation just what they want to tone
up their systems that have become debil-
itated by strain, overwork or other cause.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-07-29
No Women Need Apnly,

BALTIMORE, Md, July 29-Postmaster
WEAKLY sent written notices to all the
women clerks in the Baltimore postofice
tina; after Sept 30 their services will not
tie required. He says that although he
notified them some time ago of bis desire to
receive their designations, he wss willing TO
give them sufficient time to obtain other
enjoyment.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-07-29

Hay Fever. have been great suit
ferer from Hay fever for Is years. ! read
of the many wondrous cures by Ely's
Cream Balm and thought would try
once more. In Is minutes after one apo
piication I was wonderfully helped. Two
weeks ago l commenced using it and now
l feel entirely cured. 1t is the greatest
discovery ever known or heard Of
Duhamel Clark Farmer, Lee, Mass.
Price so cents
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-07-29
In Aceordanee with Gen. Grants Mish.

WASHINGTON CITY, July % -Adjt Gen.
Drum said Tuesday that he had no doubt
the selection Of Central park as the burying
place for Gen. Grant was in Difference to
the generals own expressed wish. When
reached Mt McGregor," he added, Il
found that colonel and Mrs. Grant had
finally determined upon Central park, al
though Col Grant intimated that he would
have preferred the Soldiers Home park in
this city. / was fully impressed with the
idea that it was a case in which individual
preference had been sacrificed to the gen
erals wish
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-07-29

A CHEESE association in Herkimer
county, New York, has fined farmer
$50 for watering his milk. The associa-
ton insists that it is proper to water
nothing but stocks and whiskey.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-07-29
Bucklen's Aruica Salve.

The greatest medical wonder of the world
Warranted to speedily cure burns, bruises,
cuts, ulcers, salt rheum, fever sores, can.
GERS, piles, chilblains, c0rns letter, chap
ped bands, and all skin eruytiCns, guaran-
teed to cure in every instance. Or money
refunded. % cents per box Tor sale BY
Hartz g. RahDsen
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-07-29
..shoot Him ON the snnt..

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, July 29.-At Rising
Fawn, Ga, Saturday night some unknown
person tore down the flag that had been
placed at half-mast in front of the postoffice
in honor Of Gen. Grant r. G. Chadwick,
the postmaster, replaced it, threatened to Kill
any man touching it, and stood guard over
it all night with a shotgun. There was no
further attempt to modest the fiag.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-07-29
Cooperative Telegraph Scheme.

ST. PAUL, MINI. July GA number
Of telegraph operators Of s.: Paul have In
corporated the Operators Telegraph COM
pany, with capital stock of $4,000 O0l. Il
is intended ty those who have the project in
hand to extend the wire of the new com
pany all over the country, ami 10 compete
with the Western Union Telegraph com
pany. The design is to make the company
CO Operative, and it is intended 70 enlist all
the operators in the United States in the en-
ta-prise
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-07-29
Brutal Revenge.

CLEVELAND, July "A week ago several
ooniGctCrs on the Payne avenue stree:-ral-
road were discharged, and next day dohsn
or fifteen conductors and drivers
struck. They attempted to prevent
the running Of the cars, Uut the
prompt acton OF the police blocked
their game Monday II was discovered tina;
sigLty-seven OF the company's horses had
been poisoned with croton oil TIE stuff
had been miIsi with their fool, sGd was
instantaneous in its effects Tass hare al
ready died, and others are expected to die
Tie strikers are charged with the crime