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Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1885-11-05
A Greaf pisco,xerx.

Mr.. Win. Thomas, Of Newton, ia.
says: "Myl wife has been seriously af.
fected with q cough for twenty five
years, and this spring more severely
than ever before. She had used many
remedies without relief, and being urged
to try DIR. Kings New Discovery, did
so, with most gratifying results. The
first bottle relieved her very much, and
the second bottle has absolutely cured
her. She has not had so good health
for thirty years" Trial Bottles Free at
j. c. Saur's Drug Store. Large size, 81.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1885-11-05

Hon. S. S. Cox, United states Minis
ter to Turkey, celebrated his sixtieth
birthday on the 30th of September.
The Sultan was too much torn up by
the Roumelian senes on to give much
attention toithe event, but he sent his
congratulations by Achmet Effendi, a
member of his. personal staff, and
wished the genial american many re-
turns of the day. " 80 ~ -
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-02

more sober lot of men than Gen. Sher>
man, Gen. Grant and their staff officers.
knew DR.. Kittoe. of Galena, aud DIR.
Rowler, of Chicago--who took my place
as medical inspector--and l never saw
one of them under the influence of liquor
in any particular. never allowed drop
of liquor to pass my lips, nor did any OF
the other surgeons"
Were Generals Grant and Sherman in
the habit of being under the influence OF
intoxicantsf"
"Never sir, being Gen. Snerman's staff
surgeon, saw him almost constantly, and
he seldom il ever touched drop. He
was particularly careful in this pa rticular.
and as for Gen. Grant, / never saw him
in the least intoxicated, and in fact never
saw him touch drop until after the sur :
render of Vicksburg, when he drank a
glass of wine. on the flagship. We all
knew the effects of over indulgence in
liquor. especially at such critical time.
and none of our generals, staff officers or
members Of the medical staff were given
to Intoxication, or to drinking"
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-02
A Brilliant Event

A notable and brilliant wedding oc-
cured at Grace Cathedral in Davenport
at 7 O'Clock last night. At the place and
time mentioned, DR.. W. l.. Allen and
Miss Alice H. Van Patten, both of Day
export, and both well known in this city
we're united in the bonds of matrimony by
Rt. Rev. W. s. Perry. Bishop of Iowa
The Gazette says: "'The nuptials were ex-
ceptionally brilliant, social event thai
has not bee unexpected and its consum-
nation is the union of two youhg people
whose mental and social accomplishments
have rendered them conspicuous in the
leading social circles. The bride is the
daughter of Mr.. John Van Patten, Of the
well known firm OF Van Patten " Marks,
who is an old an honored citizen of Dav-
enport. DR.. Allen has been practicine
physician for several years, and
is q gentleman of position and atituent
circumstances After the marriage the
bridal party entered their equipages and
were driven 10 tnt elegant ItSluthto Va
Mr.. Van Patten. at the corner of Twelfth
and Ripley streets, which was illuminated
and decorated and where a reception was
rendered the relatives and intimate friends
of the bride and groom. A large number
of valuable bridal gifts were received,
which were not only characterized by
costiness, but the richness and elegance
of their design. Mr. and Mrs. Allen board
ed the east bound passenger train at 9:45
o'clock last night and next Wednesday
will sail from New York for their Europ-
can bridal tour, not expecting to return
until next May, after which time Daven>
port will be their place of residence.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-02

Conductor Pollard. of the Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy, will make long
run nextMonday. He has received instruc-
tions to proceed to Shabbona on the
Rock Falls branch to take a train out of
that place for St. Louis at 8 p. M. arriv-
ing ut Sterling at $50, in time for sup
per, thence to st. Louis via to Barstow
where the train will arrive the following
morning in time for the Veilet. prophet
parade. The distance is over $40 miles. and
the,train will be provided with sleepers and
a sufficient number OF cars to accommo-
date all who wish to go. The ''Q"is max.
ing great preparations to accommodate
the great rush to st. Louis next week.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-02
THE STATE SOLDIERS HOME.
Hon. H. e. cleveland and Oliver Oh
sen, Esq, Return from Springfield
--Their Ideks OF the Outlook.

This morning Hon. II. c. cleveland
and Oliver Olsen, ESQ.,, returned from
Springfield where they have been lookin g
after Rock Islands interests before the
state soldiers home comm ssion. The
CO mmissioners, who are in session at the
Leland hotel. are receiving the hearings
and examining the papers and proposi-
tons in alphabetical order. Rock Island
was reached at o'clock yesterday after
noon and Messrs. Cleavelsnd and Olsen
addressed the commission, emphasizing
the strong points of the locality, and inn
pressing upon them the advantages as
sured by the homes location at Rock
Island.
There is only one point said Mr..
| Cleaveland to an ARGUS reporter this
morning, that l think Can be raised
against US. and that is the only one fear
1t is the geographical position of the city
A howl has been raised against Rock ISL
and in this regard. That Rock Island is q
strong competitor, is plainly evinced by
| the commissioners in the hotel lobbies
| and upon the streets. Men who have
gone there for the reason that we went,
to look after the interests of their respec
tive towns. have been heard to say, Rock
Island is making strong fight and has
made good showing, but look at her
geographical position, Who wants the
home away off IN that corner of the
| statc2' and this" said Mr.. Cleaveland, us
the only point they can raise against us. J"
"How did the commissioners seem in>
| clined toward Rock Islands proposi>
tions2' put in the scribe.
"Woll, believe they were satisfied.
| OF course no one can tell how the CONS
missioners feel. They are trying to give
all propositions an equal hearing, and to
award the home to the proper location.
Individually, believe the commissioners
are quite favorsbly disposed toward us
and our location, but whether some other
points will seem better adapted for the
location remains to be seen"
w nav otuhh " w 'hN P' iu''f"' '''''
peting towns nowY
1T appears to have narrowed down to
Rock Island, Decatur, Dixon, Springfield,
Elmwood, Bloomington. Freeport, OF,
tawa and Geneseo, all of which are
making hard fights.
When do you suppose the commits
| sioners will arrive at decision7"
in my opinion not this week. While
| the commissioners realize the importance
of an early decision, so that the founda-
ton of the pre- posed home can be laid in
October, at the same time they are dis
posed to grant the greatest latitude to the
several competing towns for the loca-
| tion7"
Mr. cleveland and Mr. Olsen both
| said that all sorts of rumors were con-
stantly rife upon the streets concerning
| the location, but Rock Islands chances
are considered good by outsiders, and the
city is feared 10y other contrasting LOCAL.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-02
River Riplets.

The merry Mary Morton will be up to.
morrow evening.
The Sidney is expected down this even
ing.
The river is coming up, IN consequence
of the recent rains.
Capt. Boland is the heaviest of the Da,
mond 10 commanders and Capt. Corbett
is the lightest.
Capt. David Asberry, for many years a
captain on the Saint line, has been APP
pointed supervising inspector for the St.
Louis district. He was at various times
master of the Gem City, Minneapolis and
st. Paul.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-02
Cheap Rates TO St. Louls.

The c., b. & @. is offering remarkably
cheap rates to persons intending to visit
St. Louis during the festival week in the
western metropolis. The round trip
ticket costs but $7.25.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-02

Near Canon City. Ore, the other day.
lightning melted an umbrella carried by q
gentleman without injuring the latter in
the least.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-02

You see yourself the goods are
as represented to the letter;
But, really Mrs. Jones, ] cant
decide usj yet,
And before / shall purchase |
want to see another set.
You've heard of the village on
the other side of the creek,
And there we will go at the end
of the week,
! don't object to have people
look round,
To see where the best goods for
the least money are found.
| know that | cannot be under
sold,
However, if | say 50, they think
| am bold;
l want to treat every one fair
and square,
In this way | think will get
my due share.
My business is built up on prac-
teal experience,
And spiced from the start with
true perseverance;
Its hard to start without any
money,
And those who have tried it
know it is not all honey.
The next week my customers
came back as expected,
Their tour of exploration they
had just perfected,
Nc where in these parts could
they do so well,
So they decided to come back
to G.. G. kNELL.
They admitted that my styles
in every way did excel,
And there was more to select
from they could truly tell;
NV stock entire was ahead of
any they had seen,
For though every store over
there they had been.
To sell them now was as easy
as rolling a off log,
For the skies had got clear and
they were out of the fog;
They concluded hereafter it was
useless to look around,
For right here in Rock Island
to buy they were bound.
Why carry the money away
from the town,
While all that is spent here
helps us all around;
We shall support home industry
every time if we ken,
For l make most my goods and
employ a number of men;
They all have to live and spend
their money right here,
And that is the way to keep the
machine in good gear.
Now in conclusion my friends,
| Just wish to say,
If you want Furniture and Car
pets just come this way:
And if perchance, | cannot suit
you,
There is no harm in seeing what
l can do.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-02

Attention, Knights!
st. Paul Lodge No. 1O7. X. of p meet
in regular convention Friday even
ing at 100 sharp.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-02

County Building.
TRANSFERS.
30-C. II. Deere to John Deere, und
WI az 81, lot l. block TO- Old Town, Mo-
line, 81.
Benjamin Tanner to Ellsworth A,
Mapes, pit set nwi. 5, IS, 1w. 5000.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-02

Two ladies went out to buy uI
some goods,
TO make a success they hunt NJ
every nick of the woods;
To start let us see what kNELI
has got,
For at home here we will com
mence on the spot.
They look through the stock
and think its immense,
The assortment is large and the
style, elegance;
Every story and department is
as full as it can be,
And how it pays here we really
can't see.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-02

Through the efforts of A. G. Miller and
Others there will be two interesting
games in Rock Island next Tuesday and
Wednesday. The Chicago EDWARDS, well
known here through visits to Rock Isl
with Portner, Walsh, Grady and Ready
will play the Stars with Sage Anderson
and others on the old fair grounds, Ar,
rangements will he made for the accomo-
daton of everybody, ladies' especially.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-02

They admitted that my styles
in every way did excel,
And there was more to select
from they could truly tell;
NV stock entire was ahead OF
any they had seen,
For though every store over
there they had been.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-02

To sell them now was as easy
as rolling a off log,
For the skies had got clear and
they were out of the fog;
They concluded hereafter it was
useless to look around,
For right here in Rock Island
to buy they were bound
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-10-02

Now, really Mrs. Brown, ! know
we cannot do better,
You see yourself the goods are
as represented to the letter;
But, really Mrs. Jones, ] cant
decide j usj yet,
And before ] shall purchase
want to see another set.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1885-06-11
Gen. Grants Illness.
A DETAILED STATEMENT OF THE CASE. \
HOPE FOR TIE SrFFERER.


A DETAILED STATEMENT OF THE CASE. No
HOPE FOR TIE SUFFERER.
The New York Commercial Advertiser has
published a long account OF Gen. Grants ill.,
ness, which it claims i, from an authoritative
source Gen. Grant first had trouble with His
throat eariv last altumn while NJ Iong Rranrh
and on A medical examination if was nronounc-
ed cancer Subsequently there were doubts A,
to the nature of the de.ease and the treatment
was changed. but later examinations confirmed
the first diagnosis. This was not made public
until Feb 23d. The Advertiser saws:
During the latter part of March his life hung
by a thread. The doctors had now become
convinced that the disease was cancer of lhe
tongue solely and that all tley could do WIS
to ease the General along until his inevitable
DEATH They remained in the house day and
night. On that eyentfuI evening when he WAS
| expected to die AT any moment there were III
| the house Drs. Shrady and Douglas. The fam
| ily were M ALI niuht and with fham Dr Nav
man and Gen. Badeau. GEN. Grant was very
| low ali uiuht and in the early mornino had an
| alarming hemorrhage The family were gath-
| cred around him, every member CRYING. rhe
General reclined in one chair with his pillow
| behind him and resting his feet ON another
| chair. Or. shradv was sleeping in another
room. In rushed Dr. Douglas and roused him
| with the words: ..Irs ali over" ..Wbats'
| said Shrady. '.Do YOU mean to say that the
! man is dpad?"
"No. not dead. but he will be in = few min
| utes; nothing can save him."
| Dr. Shratly Jumped up and ran into the room
where the General was Mrs. Grant. weeping
| cached out her hand and said: "UIysses. do
vou know me?"
| The Generals chin WAS resting uuou his
| breast He SLOWLY raised his head and said,
| ..Yes."
| DR.. Newman exclaimed. ..It is all over.
will baptize him. He went quickly into
another room. cot a silver bowl. tilled # with
| wafer came back dipped his hand into if and
| said: 81 baptize thee. IIysses Simpson Grant
| in the name of the Father. Son and HOLY
! Ghost
| The General Slowly raised his head and re-
| marked. Il thank vol." Then. turujng to hi.
| family, he raised one hand and uttered the
| words, ~ bless Won ALL,
| TO DR.. Newman he observed: .Doctor. [ in
| tended to attend to this myself." Meanwhile
| Drs. Sbradv and Douglas were consulting with
| each other in the corner. The strain was in
| tense.
| Dr. Douglas said: ..IIe will die sure He has
| gone His pulse has left the wrist"
Dr. Shrady, as if struck bv inspiration. re-
Piled: II will give him brandy"
"You cannot do il, he cannot swallow" said
| DR.. Douglass.
| 81 will give it to him hvpodermicallv." ans
wered DIR. Shrady.
| "A barrel full, if necessary" re1orted DR..
| Shradv.
DIR. Sbrady rushed into another room. ..IIar-
rison.n said he TO the man servant. ..IIaye you
any branCv?' Harrison answered "1es" and
| handed him some, DR.. Shradv rushed back
| and gave Grant "A syringe full in each arm. The
! General revived. the pulse returned to his wrist
| and his life was saved
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1885-06-11
A Waldo County Farmer.

Written for HE Republican Journal
Not long since We had the pleasure OF
calling upon Mr. Alphonso Rand, Of
rhorndike, ANA of looking al some OF his
stock As We were passing the place we
noticed he had a good rugged looking
p ir of cattle, and upon inquiry learned
iNey We're the same ones with which he
took SIo6 in four contests last autumn.
He claims they are the stoutest cattle Of
then weight In Maine. They girt about
! feet, and weigh about b hundred
pounds. They are grade Durham and
Hereford and are not by any means
shoWy PAIR. They are low built and show
mmistakable evidence ofpower, however
MI Rand raised the big cattle which
James H. Gates Of jackson now Owls.
He Wiutered last winter eight oxen, six
COWS, and some young stock. He keeps
some thirty sheep for a variety III stock.
We wished, however. particularly to ex-
anime his horses. of which he has five.
W. are accordingly first shown pair Of
matched e year oids which he has Just
goI together We ind them black with
s'uaI' sIrHuf white in the face. They
weigh about 1860 Hos, stand l54 hands
l.-t, A.a,e smooth ard glossy coats, curly
aulr, ami ,ails. are sound and smooth,
a.Ia can he driven double or single He
caHus Iutl are worth one Thousand dol
lHs lney probably viii bring good
round sum "hen TIE right man comes
along Mr. Rand has had severa! match
ed pairs winch he has sold well. The last
were IL pain of blood bays which he sold
I>l March for 5000
We also examined Robert Roy" a
horse recently purchased, which he claims
10 W. ii great roadster. He weighs 1850
los- stands log hands high. and is a
pu&oriully built fellow lie is said to be
of lIamblelonIan and Drew blood, and is
sea brown in color with white hind feet
4 ,orre four year old colt of Knox and
Defiance blood is evidently promising
sooiect. Mr. Rand has some nice stock
and is always ready to sell or buy if he
van make it profitable to doso. We spent
pleasant hall hour at bis stable. He is
me of our hard working Waldo County
farmers, has good farm, large nice
buildings, and is usually represented by
tine stock OF some kind at all our local
agricultural gatherings. We propose to
accept his invitation to dinner some fine
day and 10 take a ride after bis matched
span. BRCSQUE.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1885-06-11
Brighton Cattle Market.

TUESDAY, June 2, 1855.
Amount of stock at market: Cattle 1l5O; sheep
and lambs. ABS; fat swine, 12,750; horses, 1872,
number of Western Cattle, ll33; Canada Cattle IL.
Prices of beef cattle y 100 tb live weight, extra
quality, So 371a az 90; first, s. 57s p, second,
81 50a5 25: third, 50 1894 311a; poorest grades
of coarse oxen, bulls, etc, $3 00a3 621a.
Brighton Hides, heavy, 71ac ID.
Brighton Taow-5c # b.
Country Talow-31sc per lb.
Country Hides-Heavy 6la dc per h. Light ones,
6d61ac.
Calf Skins-l0dlIc per lb.
Sheared Sheep Skins-l5g20c each.
Lamb Skins-40c each
Wool Sheep Skins-Sl .009$l50 each
Sheep and Lamb Skins-$l 00d 81 80 each.
There is change to note in prices for Beef Cat
tie from those quoted one week since The quality
of the Cattle from the West was mostly good, many
of them being intended as usual for the export
trade. Prices for Cattle suitable for the butchers
trade ranged from 514 961ac. per lb live weight.
There were but a few buyers, and the yards and
the trade for the week past have been very quiet.
Sheep and Lambs. Those from the west were all
owned by butchers, Sheep costing from "A g51sc
and Lambs 6d7c per ID. live weight, landed at the
yards. The supply from the west has been light
for week or two past; the markets at Boston for
mutton having been dull and inactive did not
qure so large supplies as has been sent in each
week for some time past
Swine. Western Fat Hogs are costing butchers
at the present time from AZ a41ac per 10. live
weight landed at the slaughter houses. Prices for
Fat Hogs are lower than they have been for several
months past. Northern dressed Hogs sold at 5a
BIC. per lb. dressed weight.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1885-06-11

!,
FISH AND FISHING. lhe fairheiu Jourhai
says. Few people are aware that Somerset
comfy has the finest nlaces for front fishing ia
oe louho IN lhe STATE Last week we mace our
annual visit to the ponds at Pleasant Ridge,
and found ouita a number .lre,av in c.on at
lhis uehshtiui resort y usIihs party from
Boston in charge of Mr.. James z. Hill. of Wat
eryille. had been on the eround three davs and
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tnIs 'foy 'o9h I"ay o'a
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art;tiriaIlv batcbed bnt mtlIions Of smelts
ahonid i,o ha raiSa IN th .nnoa W sn,l
nd ~ ~ I.ia ~ fnad no tnn,,, "m nnoha
ham 70 II ncrease 're connie Of trout % have %aen
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1885-06-11
Horse Breeding in Maine.

Nrtttcn for the Republican journal.
IN lew oI The fact that Maine has
comc to bc considered one Of the foremost
states in the MON for the production of
fast trotters, We must acknowledge that
the majority of the farmers are laboring
under a mistake in this part of the State
in breeding for speed altogether, or using
some little stallion because he is handy
by, OF after some horse that happened to
trot with a small piece of a pedigree. BY
so doing they have bred class of horses
that are neither trotters nor draft horses
in fact, not worth what it cost to raise
them.
1t is profitable enough to raise trotters
if you have the blood in the dam as well
rs in the stallion. Then if you are care
ful in selecting standard bred stallion
and d good performer that will weigh
from ten to eleven hundred pounds, you
need not be ashamed to have the most
expert horse men analyze the pedigree of
your colt If you do not get trotter you
can't fail to get fine carriage or gentle
mans driving horse that will sell at
good round profit. But what has long
been needed in Waldo county is a larger
class Of horses such as the Percheron or
Clydesdale, English or Belgian. 1t will
pay to breed such horses because they
are big and about the best farm horse,
the best truck or draft horse, and the
best horse, in fact, for any thing except
the race track and fast driving The
same food that will raise an ordinary colt
worth from fifty to one hundred dollars
at three years old will raise a half blood
Percheron, Belgian or Clydesdale worth
from two to four hundred dollars at the
same age, giving you at least a profit of
one hundred and fifty dollars. Why
should we let Canada and Prince Ed
wards Island furnish our markets with
heavy draught horsess There is sure to
be demand for heavy draught horses, as
they are necessity while the trotter is a
luxury.
We should breed very carefully if we are
breeding for speed, and breed from the
very best of standard bred mares and
select the very best stations, also of
standard breed and standard performers,
tall, long, stylish and kind-in fact, use
just such horse as would be perfect in
every form. Before taking up with the
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1885-06-11

individual animal make up your mind to
consider every element on its own merits.
The majority of farmers have the re-
quisite ability to engage in the breeding
of good stock, and could make pleasant
and profitable occupation of it if they
simply had the courage to look the facts
square in the face and make the move
instead Of plodding along in the old rut
and finding themselves at the end of each
year little more worn and financially
just about where they were at the end of
the preceding year. p. NJ. PRENTIss.