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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-08-11
New Teachers.

The county superintendent has issued
teachers certificates to Misses Mary Ly-
man and Katie Rooney, of Rock Island;
Carrie E. Dandy. of Coal Valley; Matte
Kaufman, of Milan; Lena Stevens, of
Hampton; Mary E. Gorton, of Moline,
and Sadie Ferguson, of Sunny Hill.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-08-11
Auditing Accounts.

The finance committee of the board u
supervisors, consisting of Supervisors
Heath, Norton, Burial, Campbell and
HOLSTER, are holding their semi-annual
meeting for the purpose of auditing the
accounts of the officers, today.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-08-11
PitIable Mental Derangement.

Before Judge Adams in the county
court today was tried an insanity case. in
which Lille, wife of Thomas W. Trim
BILE, of Moline, was the patient. A jury
was empannelled as follows: G. L. Eys>
ter, M. D.; L. F. Harson, Quincy Mcneil,
Thomas Thornton, Thomas Campbell and
J. s. Buck. The insanity was shown to
be of the most violent form, the unfortu'
nate woman at times possessing 3 suicidal
intent The jury came to the conclusion
that the arrangement was superinduced
by the excessive heat of two weeks ago,
and recommended the patient TO Jackson
vile for treatment
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-08-11
Fire and Accident

Insurance in reliable companies at lowest
rates, apply to E. Lieberknecht, real es
rate, loan and insurance agent, and nota-
ty public. Collections made. Office 1919
Second avenue. eodtf
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-08-11
Skipped.
A Patent.

On the 10th of last month patent on
q draft equalizer for a sulky pillow was
issued to NJ. s. O'Neil, of this city. 1t is
one of the best inventions of the kind in
the country.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-08-11

Purify your blood, tone up the system,
and regulate the digestive organs by taxi
ing Hoods Sarsaparills. Sold by all
druggists.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-08-11

Ladies as well as gentlemen now wear
travelling caps.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-08-21

The funeral of the late William b. Jen-
nings took place Friday forenoon, from
the First Baptist church, and was numer-
ously attended. The procession moved at
10 o'clock, from the residence of his
father-in-law, J. b. Martin, on Peru street,
the army comrades OF the deceased, some
thirty in number, marching in body as
escort, under the direction of Lieut.. ii. Il.
Wing. The casket containing the re-
mains was placed in front of the pulpit,
and draped with the National flag. 1t
was covered and surrounded with beauti-
full floral emblems Among them was an
express messengers safe, of full size, com
posed of white carnations and roses, with
panels outlined with smilaX, and handles
and trimmings of purple amaranths. II
bore the words Am. Express Co." and
the initials "W. b. j." in amaranths,
This elaborate and beautiful design was
the tribute of the employees of the
American Express company in Buf
falo, with whom, as with all his
associates the deceased was Il general
favorite, The express men of Detroit sent
"A beautiful broken column of white carna
tons, hung with Il wreath Of cOlOred
flowers, and those of Toronto, an elabo
rate wreath, with cross bar bearing
the word Toronto in purple flowers
Among the other floral tributes We're Il
cross, the gift of VIM, f. j. and j. b
Henderson, an anchor from Volunteer
Hose company, basket from Ethar
Allen Engine company, II floral pillow ant
several baskets of flowers from persona
friends in this city and Buffalo. In the
absence of Rev. Mr. Parry the service
was conducted by Rev. f. h. Atkinson
who spoke of the Christian lessons to b,
drawn from an event like this, and of tn,
consultations to be derived from remem
brance of the worthy life and unsetisl
character of the deceased and from re
ligious hope and trust. A quartette sans
with much expression, "rhy VIII b
Done" and 81 Cannot Always Trace tn
A. s. Drew, b. Seaver, L. +. Henderson
! William Smith, G. w, Whitney, w. H
Lane, Jr,, and l.. J. Smith. The intel
ment took place in Lake View cemetery
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-08-21
why Is 1t?

We have, in our experience. met number
of men, in every imaginable line of business {;
but the happcSt, most energetic ana agree
able fellows are the agents OF the well knOwn
and pupular"Ddvis sewing Machine" They
are as happy rs the day is long. They make
everybody with whom they have dealings feel
the same Why is il? They are men from the
ordinary paths of life, chosen more for their
honesty and responsibility than on account of
mechanical skill, because this Davis" machine
is the very acme OF mechanical simplicity and
requires no skill in its manipulation. one
hours operation in II customers house amply
demonstrates this fact and its advantages be-
come at once apparent. 1t does not take the
lady long to decide in favor of this machine,
finding, as she does. that she can do work on
il that would be Impossible on machines OF the
under feed pattern. Any lady who has any
know ledge of the Davis and other machines,
will tell YOU without hesitation that the Davis
is incOmp dfdhly the best. Not only will II per-
form more than double the work possible with
any other machine, but the work is done with
half the exertion and with an ease that is AS
pleasing rs ii is surprising s,wlw
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-08-21
Shooting Accident at Rutland.

Deputy Sheriff Bowley of Orleans coun-
ty arrived at Rutland on the 1l:20 train
Thursday night with prisoner for the
wOrkhouse, and Just as he was getting off
at the depot a pistol in his pocket acct
dentally exploded and the bullet lodged in
his right hip. Several doctors was called
and the wounded man taken to the Bates
house and Il careful examination made,
but the bullet could not be found. 1t
struck the bone and glanced upward, but
where it lod ged, and therefore how seri-
Gus the wound was, could not be deter
mined. The wound was dressed and Mr.
Bowley was put on the train for home
| He had two changes of cars to make be
| fore getting there and was unattended
| but thought that he should 90 through al
right. He had lost his right leg below the
knee, and of course cannot walk now, but
| could hObblr little and was helped by
the train men.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-08-21

Resolred, BY the surviving members of Co.
G., Twelfth VT. Vols. that we deeply depOre
the sudden and untimely death of our tr end
and brother, william b. Jennings, who Sc
genial and kindly spirit, unscltish devotion to
duty, upright life and manly and estimabc
qualities won our cordial respect and esteem :;
to whom we were bound, by memories of hon
orabe service and whom we will ever hold in
hOnOred and aticctiOnate remembrance, as II
true friend and worthy cOmrade.
Rssolrsd That to his widow we give our
snccrcst sympathy in her crushing atiiictiOn,
commenting her to the loving care of HIM
who is the widows God and can tighten the
heaviest load of grief; and that to the rela-
tves and nearer friends of our departed COM
rade we tender the assurance that we share
their sorrow, and mourn with them common
| loss
Resolved, That copy of these resolutions
be sent to Mrs. Jennings, and that they he also
published in the FREE PRESS AND TIMES.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-08-21

sachusetts and New Hampshire, and it is
hoped to get the foundation laid during
the coming year, ready for the super
structure.
Samuel A. Huntington Of Rochester,
committed suicide Wednesday forenoon
by hanging. Dependency is supposed to
be the cause. He was 62 years of age and
leaves widow and five children.
When Sheriff Miles of Orleans county
was getting off the train with prisoner
for the Work House at Rutland Thursday,
the pistol in mis- pocket accidently eX
ploded, making an ugly wound in the hir.
William Gibson Henry, one of the old
and prominent business men of Boston,
died suddenly at Bddeford, Me-, last
Wednesday. lie went from Rockingham
| to Boston when very young and without
means. Mr.. Henry invested largely i'll
real estate. He leaves widow, IL son and
Il married daughter.
The town of Stowe is undergoing Il
great cleaning up of liquor dealers. With
| in the past week or two no less than TWEEN
| ty have been arrested and convicted of
| selling or carrying the ardent, and some
have been fined for intoxication. The
| sellers and drinkers are under such sub
lection it is stated that they come of their
| own accord from all quarters and ask to
| be fined and discharged.
The Vermont Bar association has IA
members, four having died in the last
year. They were admitted to the Bar in
the various counties of the State as fol
lows: From Addison six, Bennington
three, Caledonia nine, Chittenden ten, Els
sex two, Franklin twenty-five, Lamoille
twelve, Orange fifteen, Orleans eight,
Rutland eleven, Washington twenty-five,
Windham thirteen, Windsor fifteen.
In the order of dividend made by Judge
Tyler in the matter of 5. NJ. Waite's insol
vent estate no appeal has been taken and
dividend checks will be sent out by Mr.
Waterman III few days. The share of
the dividend belonging to the First Ma
tional bank as one of the creditors will bt
paid to l.. NJ Price, the receiver, and viii
be distributed by him to the stakeholder:
as a final dividend under an order OF tn,
comptroller of the currency.
At the last animal meeting of the Or
well Farmers club, officers were chosen AZ
, follows President, +. w. Bottum vice
president, Z. f.. Abel treasurer, V. V
: Blackmer secretary, II. ID. Branch
| chief marshal, w G. Hack superintend
ent of the hall, A. II. Bush superintend
ent of grounds, John Hall. The annua
fair will be held September % and "a
All adjoining towns are invited to tax
J part in the exhibition.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-08-21

Burlington's Attractions for Wheelmen.
The West Randolph Hcrdld pays the
following compliment to our city: while
in Burlington last week we enjoyed ride
with George f. Styles of that city, over
it's sand papered" streets. Burlington is
indeed a beautiful city and has some of
the finest drives in the world, and we do
not wonder its citizens are proud of their
beautiful Queen City. To bicyclers it has
an additional attraction in the twelve
miles of we'll kept streets that are so hard
and smooth that 1t is more than pleasure
to ride over them. Our only wonder is
that all the able bodied residents of the
| Queen City do not ride the silent health
| bringing steed instead of only sixty"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-08-21
SCROFULA.

A remedy that can destroy the germs Of
scrofula, and when once settled has the pow
or to root 1t out, must be appreciated by
those afflicted. The remarkable cures Of
young children and the more wonderful cures
of those Of middle age and late in life, as il
lustrated by our printed testimonials, prove
IIooD's SARsArARIL1A to be reliable rem
edy, containing remedial agents which do
positively cure scrofula and eradicate it from
the blood.
WARMER, n. H., Jan. 81, 1879.
MESSRS. c. |. HOOD q Co., Lowell, Mass:
GcntlemCn-Ior ten years previous to the
early part of 1877 ! had been constant suf-
ferer from scrofulous ulcers or sores, which
had finally reduced me to q helpless condi-
ton, as described in my letter TO you I'm Sep
TENDER of that year. The continued excel
lent health which enables me to keep house
for my aged father and to enjoy life, keeps
alivemy intense personal interest IN HOOPS
SARSAPARILLA,a and cannot refrain from ex-
pressing my gratitude for the permanent
cure this wonderful medicine effected in my
case nearly two years ago, while living in
Lowell, when all my physicians gave me up
as being in an incurable condition. One
thing before | close. | have recommended
your Sarsaparilla to hundreds, and think
more than thousand cases, and my faith in
its invincibility in curing sCrOfua has be-
come absolute by the wonderful cures it has
effected aside from my own. | trust you
will not be slow in making the merits Of
HOOPS SARsAPARILLA known everywhere,
for 1t Is q duty you. owe to mankind With
best wishes remain very truly yours,
SARAH G. WHITTIER.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-08-21
Better than Vacation.

This is pre-eminently the vacation month";
when thousands seek rest and recreation.
But to those who suffer the depressing effects
OF summer def ility, the disagreeable symp-
toms OF scrofula, the fortunes of bihousness,
dyspepsia or sick headache, there is more pa n
than pleasure in leaving home. To such we
say give Hoods Sarsaparilla trial. 1t will
purify your blood, tone up and strengthen
your body, eXpel every trace of scro ula cor
rect biliousness, and positively cure dyspepsia
or sick headache. Take it before you go, and
you will enjoy your vacation thousand fold.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-08-21
THE LATE WIN. JENNINGS.


AT meeting of the members of co. c,
Twelfth Vt, Vols. residing in Burlington
and vicinity, held at Grand Army hall,
August II, 1853, Lieut.. II. X. Wing pre-
siding, the following resolutions, report
ed by committee consisting of NJ. ID. L.
Thompson, b. Seaver and q. q. Benedict
were unanimously adopted
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-08-21
HOODS SARSAPARHLA

Is skilfully-prepared compound, concen-
trated extract, By a process peculiarly our
o,ril, of the best remedies of the vegetable
kingdom known to medical science as altera-
tives, headquarters, diuretics, and tonics
Sold by all druggists. Price 81, or six fol-
So. c. /. HOOD & CO., Lowell, Mass.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-08-21
NOTICE..

Whereas my wife, Jennie G. Twitchell, now
of TIncSburgh, VT, has lett my bed and board,
therefore all parties are hereby notified not to
harbor her or give her credit on my account,
rs | shall pay no bills of her contracting:
DARIUS G. TWlTCHELL.
Bellows Falls, VI, August, 18th, 1885,
1,w2w
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-08-21
TO ADVERTISERS.

A list of 964 newspapers DIVIDED INTO
STATES AND SECTIONS will be sent on APP
plication-FREE.
To those who want their advertising to pay,
we can offer no better medium for thorough
and effective work than the various sections
of our Select Local List
GEO. 4. ROWELL q CO.,
Newspaper Advertising Bureau,
lOSpruce street, New York.
l72.dSwi
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-08-21
,hoId ! | show you a delightful land. |"
DAKoTAy

cling No Hard Wheat ana other cereals in
abundance. Also town and city properties in
Highest reference from parties in the East
who have dealt with us. For information and
lists, address JOSEPH +. FOLSOM, - South
Wlllinm ST.. Now York CitN. sMl
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-08-21
WANTED.

a first class partridge dog, one that will tree
his birds, for which a liberal price will he paid.
Address, Lock Box, No. p, kceseville, \. Y.
Gw2w
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-10-16
AFApEp ROSE.

-
Hoor. faded rose, laid In . cold, still hand:
Dear hand. % often closely clasped In
mine,
~ help and comsors in . weary land,
Now cold and still, while for IT. touch
pine.
heart!
what Joy have since we must parti
Close softly, poor. pale rose. like shose DARK
Which turned 90 often lovingly to mine:
The sun and stars still light the distant skies,
But Death has yelled the light for which
pine.
Farewell, dear eyes! Farewell. dear
The world 10 dark since we must part.
kiss thee, faded but still fragrant rose,
Mindful of lips 90 often pressed to mine:
mindful of words love fragrant at LIES close,
Now mute the voice for which daily pine.
Farewell, dear voice! Farewell, dear
heart!
How sweet to love! How sad to partl
Like ~ fading flower man perisheth,"
And yet not so-the heart SO true to mine
still lives, still loves-a victor over death,
For that dear heart shall not always pine
Farewell, dear love! Farewell, dear heart
I'LL We shall meet, and never part.
" r O6serrer.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-10-16
ESTIMATING DISTANCES.

4 Schedule OF Rules Valuable to Soldier
In TImo OF War.
Il constantly happens that men de
tached from the man body of an arm!
are called upon to determine for them
selves their distance from an object Il
be fired at Experience abundantiy
proves that soldiers. by continued
practice, may learn to estimate dis
lance up to 600 or 800 yards with con
siderable accuracy by simple. rapid
observation. Every soldier is sup
posed to have good eyesight; he. there
fore. after little practice in sight esti
mating. learns the following facts:
At thirty yards the white OF man'l
eye is plainly seen, and the eye them
selves up to eighty yards.
At 100 yards all parts of the body are
seen distinctly. slight movements are
perceptible, and the minute details oil
the uniforms can be dist nguished.
At $50 yards the brass buttons on
the blouse can still beseparatelY distin-
guished.
At 200 yards the outlines of the face
are confused, and the rows of brass but.
tons look like yellow stripes.
At 30Oyards the buttons are no long
er visible. s.
At 400 yards the face is a mere dot.
but movements of legs and arms are
distinct
At 600 yards details can no longer
be distinguished. though the files of a
squad. il the light be strong, can be
counted.
At 500 yards the men in a squad can
not always be counted. nor their indi-
vidual movements distinguished.
At 1000 yards line of men simply
resembles broad belt; the direction
of their march can. however, be readily
determined.
At l. 200 yards infantry can be dis
tinguished from cavalry.
At 1000 yards a mounted man looks
like mere speck or dot
The estimating drills are first con-
Quoted on smooth. level country. and
sfterward on rough. broken ground.
The above drills are supplemented
little later in the season by skirmisn
practice, when the soldiers are. add
vanced or retreated on the run, before
a line of targets the size of men lying
down. knee.ing and stauding. when
they load and fire at tie sound of
bugle, depending entirely upon thei
own judgment as tt what distance they
happen to be from the objects fred at
1t teaches them to be quick and OBJ
apd, above all. to depend up
on Themselves for the manipulation OF
their sights and the handling of their
pieces. The estimating distance drills
are usually kept up for two months.
when the soldier is practicing indoors
at aiming. pointing and pulling the
Louis Globe Democrat.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-10-16
PITH AND POINT.

A correspondent writes us five hun
dred words on postal card announe-
ing that she is just recovering from n
attack of failing eyesight- Our attack
ID Just coming on.-N. T. Herald.
A Pittsburgh woman, who watched
two pugilists. who were suitors. fight
sixteen rounds for her hand. wisely
concluded to take the fellow who got
whipped. He was easier to handle
Pittsburgh Post.
Some people are born to ill-luck.
An old woman who has pasted nearly
five thousand medical recipes into :
book during the past forty years has
never been i'll day in her life, and she
is growing discouraged. Boston Irar-
eler
-"Well. my little man." said the
Bishop to Bobby. do you remember
mep" ..Oh. yes SIR" replied Bobby.
You stopped with us when you were
here before. Pa thinks it can't cost
you much for hotel bills. Chicago
Tunes.
IL aw say" languidly observed
one dude to another, II aw see that
some fellah has aw invented aw maw-
chine for looking into the bwain."
"Yaas." drawled the other. but that
don't interwest us. dontcher know."-
~ y. Graphic.
She did not mean it, but he took
il as hint. 1t was getting very late.
and suddenly the gas frightened up
very much. why, what caused that?"
he asked. Everybody in the neigh
borhood is going to bed" she SAN
swered. -irogress.
"A captain commanding one of the
British iron-clads. being AT q grand
bah that had been g,yen.o the officers
of the fleet. was accepted by beauti-
full partner. who. in the most delicate
manner possible. limited to him the pro-
piietv ofputt:1g on pair of gloves.
mind me. ma'am. 1 shall wash my
hands when I've done dancing"
1t is wonderful what fools boys
arc. A charming widow owns q nice
boy. and q man wants to be appointed
deputy father to the lad. 1t was only
last Sunday that while the man was
strolling down the street with the lad.
he asked: ..Bub. does your mamma
bang her hair?" and that fool boy an
swered. oh. no; but you ought to
have seen her bang DADS head. Guess
the minister didn't know everything
when he told pap to prepare to die.
Prepare. why, he was aching to die"
Pos.
No. Claribel, we can not tell you
the best way to make clam-fritters. We
have never eaten clam-fritter.
We have often tried to; but we are COM
PEELED to confess with shame and hui
initiation that we have always failed.
We have eaten homemade boarding
house bread. and we live to tell it And
We have even got away with rubber
doll-baby by mistake for q cruller.
But we have never yet succeeded in
eating a clam-frittcr. We have man
aged the fritter part. Claribel. but the
clam part has always remained to
point the finger of scorn at US. and we
are willing that it should do so till the
end of time rather than that we should
tackle it again. ClaribeL -Puck.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-10-16

mellow and friable soils receive most
benefit from manures. and that clayey
soils. if made mellow by draining.
possess the greatest absorbent powers.
and are of the most productive charac-
ter, compared with the sandy and light
or mucky loans. The true policy OF
the farmer is to use every means in his
power for rendering his labor more
effectual and his farm more fertile. and
in no way can this be better accom-
plished in the case of wet and retentive
lands than by draining. and thus deep
ening and increasing the productive
powers of the soil.-Cor. Boston Post.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1885-10-16

"A bank book. which has an inter
eeting history. was presented at the
Center Savings Bauk.9a Massachusetts,
institution. . few days ago The owner
Of the book. IN aged lady, who g dead,
took il ont in 1855, depositing $9l. In
1856 she added $S5 to her nest-eQg, the
following December she deposited go.
In 1860 she put in %. and in June Of
the same year $50 moro. September
lst 1880. she drew 800. leaving sl56
IN tho bank The book was made mn
to July lst the sum total bang 81, O75.
including interest amounting 70 about
900, -Bost0n Globe.