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The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-07-23

Among the more fastdious people
there is an impression that the flavor
of tea is wholly ruined by a journey
on salt water. All the crowned heads
and wealthy nobility of Europe use
tea, therefore, which costs them three
times the prices paid in America for a
brand bearing the same name, but
which is brought by Russian traders
in caravans overland from China. The
Trade is very profitable, and it is large
" to protect it that Russia is Jealous
of her Asiatic possessions.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-07-23

The use of natural gas has become
so universal in the foundres, facto-
ries, breweries, &C., of Pittsburgh, Pa,
that saving of nearly 40,000,000
bushels of coal annually will be ef-
fected. In fact great industrial
change has been wrought, by which
thousands of men engaged in coal
mining will be thrown out Of work
and compelled to seek other employ
ment.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-07-23
TOPICS OF THE DAY.

The only countries upon the globe
to which cholera has not been carried
are the islands of the south Pacific,
Australasia, the Cape of Good Hope,
the islands OF the North Atlantic. and
the western coast of South America.
These countries are all separated from
India by wide expanse of ocean, and
have no commercial intercourse with
that country.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-07-23

Tie burial of a relative in Timur is
very serious and expensive business.
Itlnvolves gift to the deceased from
all his blood relatives, and, in return
a burial feast. If the deceased is a
man of rank, this feast is a matter
very often of ruin to his family. The
festivity must be given, and at the
same time the hospitality is expected
to be extraordinarily lavish. Con-
Sequently it often happens that the
day of the funeral is indefinitely post
poned for months, and even for years,
until the family has had time to ac-
cumulate sufficient wealth of cattle
and substance. In the meantime the
corpse is enclosed in mating, and
housed either in a tree or a hut and
left to itself. Then for days there is
a savage banqueting and revelling, and
the interment at last is carried out.
Among the more savage races of the
Timur Laut islands and Timur the
skull of an ancestor is severed after
burial and kept as relic in place OF
honor within the house.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-07-23

The pipes by which petroleum IS
transported from the oil regions to the
seaboard are cleaned by means of a
stem 2 IL feet long, having at its
front end diaphragm made of wings
which can fold on each other, and thus
enable it to pass an obstruction it
cannot remove. This machine carries
set of steel scrapers somewhat like
those used in cleaning boilers. 1t is
put into the pipes and propelled by
the pressure transmitted from the
pumps from one station to another.
Relays of men follow the scraper by
the noise it makes in its progress, one
party taking up the pursuit as the
other is exhausted. They must not
let it get out of their hearing, for if it
stops unnoticed its location can only
be established by cutting the pipe.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-07-23

BY MRS. REBEcCA HARDING DAVIS.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-07-23
Tbe ion0onSrrrn Sitter.

ISSUED EVERY FRIDAY MORNING
PROM
SITTER offlce. So Londonderry, VI
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-07-23

Ilorses an. Carriages at all hours. Persons
carried TO all surrounding points upon arrival
If trains. Special accommodations TO excur-
zion Pcrties. Good teams and attentive dli-
vvu. ly
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-07-23

S5DEntered at the Post-oflice at Soutl,
Londonderry, as second-c ass matter.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-14
Next Summers Regatta.

One of The important matters TO come
up at the meeting of the executive COM
mittee of the NJ. Y. A. Il. A, is the shorts
eniuS of the course. If made three quar>
tiers of mile, as contemplated, the spec
tators in the grand stand could have a full
view of the entire race. This was sug-
geslcd at the regatta last July, the bend
in the river being the only objection to
the course. Another provoking feature
of the last regatta was that large num-
Der of crews, seeing themselves distanccd
| by their competitors, pulled in at the boat
house This is not rs it should be, ana
1.-The rules will be so amended rs to compel
all contestants to row the entire course
1t is not probable that the date of this
years regatta will be earlier than July
4tb, and this date will be most likely de-
cided upon. The indications are now that
this year will be more successful than past
events. Last season the Detroits could
not enter on account of previous engage
meDts, but this time they will come. II
| Is also understood that the canoe
races, which were among the most inter>
esting features, will again be placed on
the programme, and medals given to the
winners, and that there will be entries
from various canoe clubs.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-14
The Expected Breakup.

There are signs of a break up of the ice
in the river and opinions as to the time of
its going are as numerous as the persons
asked Yesterday afternoon there was a
movement at the head of Rock Island, the
ice breaking and gorging upon the chain
of rocks in the river about half way be-
tween the bridge and the head of the
Island. There is large open place about
where the old bridge formerly stood.
which will help the break up cOnsidera-
bly,, as will the channel which has been
open on this side all winter The rise
which is progressing will also assist.
Harry McAdarragh, the veteran fireman
on the ferry, places the date for the ice
to 90 out at St Patrick's day. Another
riverman says one week from tomorrow,
while still another says it will be about
four days from now. But all is mere con.
lecture. 1t is safe to say if the wishes OF
the majority of the people regulated the
matter, the ice would move out tomorrow
or one week from tomorrow, so that all
can have an opportunity Of witnessing
the event.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-14
What we Want.

There seems to be as yet no special re
vival of business in our midst, although
business men are not complaining as bit
terly as they might. But of the working
meH, many are out of employment and
are unable to procure it, for no one has
it to give 1t is almost miracle how
some people exist, and yet they do man
age to in some way. As soon as the new
taxes come in and the improvement OF
our streets begins this spring large NUM-
Der of laboring men will get work. This
with the building that will be going on
and the starting up of the saw mills will
give them steady employment for The
summer and fall months, after which the
laboring men will again be compelled &c
use their utmost endeavors TO keep body
and soul together until another spring
What we need Is more manufacturing es
Establishments to give employment the
whole year round.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-14
logging ODerat lons

A tabulated statement from the eigh
teen firms engaged in Logging in the St.
Croix district, the figures giving the in'
tended cut and the shortage, it is showr
that from an intended cut of 1871, 48O, 00(
feet of logs the estimated shortage is 81,
100000 feet, leaving 15,5S0,000 feet a:
the cut for the firms enumerated. There
are other firms not mentioned in the table
but it is evident to those familiar with the
business there that less than half a los
cut will be made for the St. Croix Valley
The customary cut is 300 O00,0o0 feet pei
season; but this season, it is thought,
there will be considerably less than $50,
100000 feet cut.
Lumber manufacturers are inclined to
believe that the lumber bnlls have tossed
this statement before the lumber world
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-14

SERVICES IN Trinity church at lOl5 a.
m, IL M. and 7:30 p. m. tomorrow by the
Rev, r. F. Sweet, the pastor.
Twentieth street Evangelical Lutheran
church: the Rev c. A Mennicke, pastor.
Text at 10 a. m: Rom viii: 3, 4, Thena;
"Das wir Gnser He'll nicht i'm Gesetz som
dern ALLEN IN Christie linden" Service
four miles east of Moline at $50 p. m.
In the First Baptist church, at 10:45 n.
m, the Rev. l. W. Read, pastor, will de-
liver the first of series of four sermons
on the Christ of History" Al $50 D.
m. Mr.. Read will preach on Wrong In
pressions." Sunday school at $50 Il, M,
J. W. Welch, superintendent.
The Soil: The Harvest" 1915 a. IN.
and What is Christian?' 7:30 p. m.
will be the subjects of the Rev. j. A u.
Reynolds, d. D., pastor. in the United
Presbyterian church, Sunday school Mt
$50 a. m, Hugh Warnock, superinten-
dent. Young folks devotional meeting
at p, IN.
In the Christian chapel, the Rev. j. II .
Wright. pastor, has selected for his 1916
a. m. theme, Living as Seeing Him who
is Invisible AT 7:30 p m. he discourses
upon AS for me and my house we shall
serve the Lord" Sunday school at 9:15
a. M, F. II. Kaupke, superintendent.
Young peoples meeting at $50 p, m.
Gods Thoughts To- us,ward'-Ps.
xl:5, II 1045 a., M and The Moody
| Convention and Some of its Lessons
T;50 p. ny will he preached upon by the
Rev. w. s, Marquis, pastor, in the Broade
way Presbyterian church. Sunday school
at $50 a. m, DR.. ]. w. Stewart, su-
perintendcrt. Young peoples meeting al
p. m, topic: Promises to the Right,
eous"-Mal. iii: 16, II.
christianity in its Relation TO the
Worlds Progress" Q0:45 a. M "a
Glimpse of the Future from the Summit
of Mountain" (7:30 p. m will be the
subjects of the Rev. S. S. Cryer. pastor,
in the Central Presbyterian church. A
story for children will precede the mora
ing sermon. Sunday school at $50 a. m,
W, Fl. Hatch, superintendent. Young
peoples meeting at $50 p. M, word
Foot. -
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-14
The Pickle Cards.

The euchrc club met at the residence
of Mr.. ~ S. Knowlton last evening to
indulge in that delightful game~-prO>
gressive euchrc. There were present the
following persons: Mr.. and Mrs Morris
Rosentield, Mr.. and Mrs J. NJ. Montgom-
cry, Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Hurst, Mr.. and
Mrs. E. c. Frazier, Mr.. and Mrs G. w.
Negus, Misses Lucy and Blanche Buford,
Miss Fannie Spafford, Miss Carrie War
ner, Mrs. Mary Blackburn, Mr.. Ben. G.
keator, Mr. Ben Z. Hall, and Mr.. Wil>
liam Negus-just enought to fill five
tables. Then followed the great effort to
gain place at the head table and keep
it. The result was that Mr.. w. B. Fer
guson gained the highest horrors, winning
six games at the ace table. His prize was
q neat handkerchief case. The first prize
for the ladies', was beautiful banner,
which Miss Warner secured by winning
tive games at the ace table. The gentle
man "booby one who loses the most
games at the lowest table--was Mr. Nor
ris Rosenfield, and his prize was an owl
with a card hanging from it on which was
inscribed, Wake Up" The boobyess was
Mrs. f. G. Frazer, who was presented
with an apron. The refreshments were
quite elaborate, consisting Of many deli
cate and fancy dishes, as well as those Of
a more substantial nature
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-14
This space reserved for
JOHN STRECKFUS'
Grand Flour Advertisement,
RASMUSSEN'S OFFER.
ept-3-eod1y

over month since the McCabe Bros became
Photographic Gallery established by MIR Gaylord 1t fa
suppose during month of ownership they have made great
many yet about sevenenth of the Photographs they
play made Gaylord and about threetenths by Miller Co
Would honorable and would deal more One
y with the public (Which they misead by coaxng orders with
display Photos they made) if they to display
such they made That would be fair and honest critic
of their ability. LET PUBLIC WHAT THAT ABILITY
To bring about beg to make the following
Ii McCabe Bros will withdraw the display of Photos
by Gaylord Miller Co.. and display only such work has been
made during their McCabe) month of ownership will give $3.50
the money to be donated to the st Lukes Hospital.
IT. after doing that they will permit to display work
beside theirs at their door will give another $500 the
be donated the St Lukes Hospital
am my last offer is exclusively per,
The McCabes have sought to introduce into ho
Bankrupt and Remnant tricks of notion by
mating would make Photos for 500 dozen equal made
this vicinity anxious let the public judge to what extent
that is beg or less esteemed competitors
withdraw the samples made by others and thus not sail under false
colors. J. c. RASMU SSEN.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-14
THE RIGHT OF WAY.
The Union and the Ferry Monopoly
Borrowing Additional Trouble in
Regard TO the Bridge Railway.

Our friends of the Union, representing
the ferry interests, seem terribly worried
in relation to the right of way in Rock
Island, for the new bridge railway. We
see no reason why it should be SO greatly
interested If our advices are correct the
new company is not in the least disturbed
about the right of way on this side of the
river. They are not asking for any legls
lation from the city council or any from
any other quarter. They have secured
the passage of their bill through congress,
feat which the ferry company resisted
and thought could not be accomplished.
Should the new company ever wish right
of way on this side of the river they will
not hesitate 10 say so.
We apprehend the horse railways on
either side of the river are quite as much
interested in making connections as the
new company. We have only to call at
tention to the situation few days ago,
when Moody was in Davenport. Hun
dreds of people from this side went over
to Davenport, many of them at an ex-
pense which they could ill afford. If our
people could have reached Davenport for
a few cents and in comfort over a street
railway, it would have been pleasure to
the hundreds who put up with discom
forts.
The calm, sober thought of the people
of Rock Island, will in time be all right
If the moneyed interests of one man who
runs the ferry company, are above all
other interests combined in this cnmmu-
nifty, the sooner the people of pluck ant
enterprise know it the better If Rock Isl
and is to be controlled by this one person
with the money he has made out of hi,
gigantic monopoly, and every avenue OF
trade and traffic is to be run to put money
into his purse, there are lots of people
here that wish to know it, The building
of the bridge at the lower end of Rocl
Island, and the building of the horse rail
way across the island are new enterprises
that will once more bring the likelihood t.
our now dead locality. These, in time
viii bring a belt horse railway and othe
enterprises that will add to our power
glory and strength as a commercial ant
manufacturing community. But if in al
future years public enterprises are 20 b,
retarded and thrOttled simply to put mon
ey into one mans pocket, there are plent,
of good men around here who wish t.
know it.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-14
THE CITY In BRIEF.
Sweeney-signs, s13, 18th street.

Sweeney-signs, s13, 18th street.
A. H. McCandless, d. d. s., dentist.
W. E. Smith, manager of the Missis-
sipri Valley Manufacturers Insurance
company, was in the city yesterday.
DR.. A. T. Hawley, dentist, corner Sev~
teenth street and Sixth avenue.
Sweeney signs, 913, 18th street.
Harry C. Quick, of Edora, Iowa, for
merly one of the thriving young farmers
of this county, is in the city on business.
Have you seen the new Dunlap hat, if
not. call at Liberman's and examine it.
The ice IN the. river is moving at Bur
lington and break up may be expected
here within very few days.
Log lost-In Moline, black and white
spotted fox hound; IS reward. Return to
American Express agent, Moline.
The hunters are already watching and
waiting for the first signs of the break
up TO begin their onslaught on the web
footed game.
William r. Little, formerly of Bowling,
and now post trader at the Sac and Fox
agency, is visiting his old friends in this
city and vicinity
The tin cornices for John Deere's new
business block in Moline have arrived in
the city and are deposited in front OF the
office of the Mississippi Valley Manufact>
| urers Mutual Insurance company.
The time for paying taxes to the col
| lector is limited and it will be an advan-
tagc to tax payers if they pay their taxes
| and save per centage and costs. Hours
s a. m, to 9P. m, ID. F. KRELL,
Collector.
Augustus Yost has dis disposed of his
tarm-158 acres-in Hampton township,
TIC VIM. Altman, who has been living
with his brother Die trich Altman, near
Rock river The price paid was $G,050,
Mr. Frank Bahnsen, of Hartz & Balm.
sen, is in Chicago to at tend the gradua-
ton exercises of the class in the Chicago
college of Physicians and Surgeons, OF
which his brother, William J. Bahnscn,
is mcMbcr.
Miss NJ. Bowen, of West Bend, Wash
ington county, Wisconsin. is visiting al
the residence of her father, Mr.. Joseph
Baker. The lady is engaged in literary
pursuits, and before leaving will write an
article on Rock Island and vicinity for q
Wisconsin journal
Charles Hayes, tax collector of Anda-
lusia. returned his books to County
Treasurer Fleming yesterday. The total
levy for his township was So, $685.. The
collections were 81, 69J46, leaving de-
linquent tax amounting to $S73.79. His
commission was S33 81.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-14

An interesting decision has just been
made by the Pope which will undoubted-
ly cause a great sensation in the Catholic
world Baron Sander Pepper Podraghy,
prominent lumber merchant, Hunga>
rian, who was made Baron four years
age, is betrothed to Countess Blanche
Castrone, daughter of former singer
who belonged to the old nobility. The
Baron is q Hebrew and the lady pious
Catholic. Beth prayed fora dispensation
to allow them to marry, and the Pope, in
a remarkable brief founded on canon law,
stated that marriages between Catholics,
heather or Hebrews were permissible, for
the reason that thereby there was the
possibility of saving soul by conversion
to the Catholic faith. For more than 200
years such dispensation has not been
given, hence the great sensation.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-14

The electric light scarf pin is the latest
novelty and may soon become of practi-
cal utility. The pin consists of a little
glass globe attached to metal pins, which
are run through the scarf, thus attaching
the pin to the scarf. The pins are con,
nected by wires to battery which is en-
closed in box and carried in the hip
pocket. By pressing spring at the end
of one of the wires bright incandescent
electric light emanates from the pin, daz>
zling in its intensity. One charge OF the
battery will give steady light for one
hour, if necessary. 1t is better than 8
dark lantern, for taken into dark room,
light equal to that of candle is given,
and can be extinguished in an instant by
letting go of the spring.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-14
What He DIDN'T Dc.

A gentleman who has just returned
from Kansas City says that it is simply
wonderful how that place has grown. 1t
is the most outlandish place town was
ever built upon, being low, swampy land
and cut up by water courses. lie was
there about ten years ago, again two years
ago, and now he ha been there again,
and seen what was at his first visit,
small town, grown to be one of the most
thriving cities in the United States What
troubles the gentleman more than any
thing else is that he didn't take the adj
vice of friend of his and make small
investment there That friend went TO
Kansas City five years ago with just $500
He arrived there Friday morning and by
Saturday night he had bought twenty acres
of land for So, 900. Monday he plated
it, and by the next Saturday night he had
sold tea acres for $40, 600 and still had as
much land left. He continued to invest
there and now he has $3.50, 600 in bonds
and mortgages, house and lot worth
SEQ, 1000, half of forty acres of land, of
which he sold the first half for $l25, 900,
four business houses down town and 9th
er property which make him worth altos
gether over half million. That friend
| offered TO let the gentleman have half of a
$50, 900 investment, and if he had taken
it he says he would be nearly $20, 900
Weather than he is now. That rush is
ever now, and big fortunes like that cans
not be made in day or week there now,
and have wanted to kick myself ever
since | found out how that $25, 900 ine
vestment that didn't make doubled up, .
and the gentleman walked mournfully
| aNaV
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-14
Suspended Animation.

You ought to have seen me" said a
vlvacious young lady the other night,
'Td just got my skates on and made a
start when down | came on my" 90
sier said her mother. "What? Oh, it was
too funny One skate went one way, and
the other went the other way, so down |
came upon my" "Josephinel" reprov-
ingly responded her father. We'll,
what?' They scooted from under me and
down l came upon my" "Jo-seph-iner
yelled both parents. ON my little
brother, who had me hy the hand, and
liked to have smashed him Now what $
the natter
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-14
After an Attraction.

There was great competition among the
Dubuque rink managers as TO who should
have O'Leary, the pedestrian. One rink
had made an agreement with him for
three nights. Onother one, which was
trying to run the first one out, offered
O'Leary the gross receipts each night if
he would walk there three nights previ-
GUS to his engagement with the other
rink. Mr.. OLeary had too much honor
to accept this proposition and refused to
90.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-14
News Clndsrs Found on the Track.

1t is said that Engineer Harvey Re-, of
the c., M. & St P road, is about to take
unto himself wife. The prospective
bride is Miss Carrie Sune, of Freeport
II. Loosely, general agent of the Chica'
CO. Rock Island & Pacific, at Des Moines,
was in the city this morning on his way
to Peoria.
Mr.. Percival Lowell, general passenger
agent of tie Burlington road, has sent
the following significant notice to con
Meeting lines; Il beg to announce thai
our through line between Chicago and St
Louis which was established last Novem'
Der has been abandoned and the fast 'Owl
Express trains withdrawn. | have to
ask that the sale of tickets between Chi
cage and st. Louis and points beyond over
this line be discontinued as soon as posi-
BILE. We have arranged to take care of
all business that presents itself until the
tickets have been taken of sale"
Tho 07ark RI noctnffioa was rabhpc
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-03-14
On Deck.

The st. Louis and ST. Paul Packet COM
pany has made appointments of captains
and pilots to serve on their line of steamers
during the coming season. The line con
sists of four passenger packets and a tow
boat. The appointments are as follows:
Steamer st. Paul-Wm. Burke, captain;
W. Tibbels, Campbell Hunt, pilots.
Steamer War Eagle-Thomas Davidson,
captain Steamer Gem City-David AS
bury, captain. Steamer Flying Eagle
John Glynn, captain. The Centennial's
master is not known; neither are the pr
lots of the other crafts aside from the st.
Paul.