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The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-05-01
Mute Pianos.

Joseify, the pianist, practices hours
daily upon a dumb piano, and Won
Bulow carries one with him in his travels
to keep up his practice, and List is said
to use one assiduously. The object of
substituting silent instrument which
is said to be growing in favor with must
clans, is to subordinate the sense of
hearing in practice, and to protect the
player from the nervous fatigue produced
by the use of that sense. at the same
time that the senses of sight and touch
are employed. A skilled musician said
recently that the exhaustion from practis-
ing upon piano was greater than most
persons imagined. He doubted whether
street payer was as much exhausted by
days labor as man who is obliged to
practise all the afternoon. He favored
the use of piano that made no noise.
lie had heard a physician say that the
nervous headaches of young women in
musical Conservatives were largely due
to the din of practice, and it was
often thought that this noise impaired
the musical sense. The mute piano
makes the performer depend upon his eye
and his touch, and enforces more atten-
ton to the score, so that he will be able
to get a notion of the music upon sight
reading. There are some mute pianos
in New York and several in Boston. The
first one sent to this country came from
Weimar, and after the model of this one
others were constructed. The mute
piano has full keyboard, and has the
appearance of an ordinary piano, but
there is neither sounding board nor
strings within the instrument. The
keys are weighted with lead, and pro-
vided with springs which cause them to
quickly go back to their places when
touched The tension may be regulated
so as to correspond with the piano to be
used for playing the music with sounds.
Then the touch need not be varied, and
the sounding piano need not be used ex-
cept TO correct errors in the shading of
notes. 1t is further claimed that it
is economy to use a mute piano, as an
expert will play havoc with good
piano in two or three years hard prac-
tice. The muscular and nervous strength
required in modern exhibition piano play
ing is surprisingly great. Faellen, of Bal
timore, has 50 worked upon the muscles
of his fingers as to be able to surprise
his acquaintance with feats of digital
strength and nerve. Carrero, with a
very small hand, can crush the finger of
strong man without moving her arm.
This power comes from long practice,
which to the devotee is limited only by
endurance, and it is expected that the
mute piano will increase practice. and
accordingly develop more brilliant and
difficult piano playing. The instruments
are inexpensive, but are made only when
ordered A piano manufacturer says
that they should not cost over $50 or $50,
as one can easily be made out of a cast
off instrument.-Saturday Ecening Herad.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-05-01

1t costs over SIS, 900 year to clean the
crown Jewels of England.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-05-01
A Buddhist Temple in New York.

A New York letter discloses the curl.
GUS fact that there is in that city "a con-
gregation of Bdddhists who worship in
what suppose must be called by cour-
tesy Buddhist tempe in the eighth
ward. The temple Is small, dingy,
old two story brick house, distinguished
from houses in the vicinity only by a
huge b on silver door plate. Some
years ago a woman named Blavatsky,
the same who is now in India, where as
she claims, she is working miracles,
visited New York TO make converts to
Buddhism. was taken to her apart
ments once by an incipient Buddhist
and duly rcgale with an unlimited
quantity of tea and a pipe; the old
woman herself "swilling tea" as Dick
ems would say, and pulling away at an
old clay pipe all the time | was there. /
frequently visited this remarkable mis-
sionary, but she never succeeded in con-
verting me. A she succeeded in doing
with me was to induce me, just before
she left for India, to buy of her a stuffed
alligator, which her converts had been
taught to regard with religious awe, but
which she had no conjunction is dispos-
ing of to hectic. presume that the
small buddhist congregation is one of
the results of her sojourn here. Perhaps
the temple in the eighth ward is adorned
with "A stuffed monkey which did not
purchase because thought the price
paid for the alligator would more
than compensate Madame Blavatsky for
the tea and tobacco (both FIRST class she
had wasted ON me-"
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-05-01

a Massachusetts correspondent calls
our attention to the publication, about
thirty years ago, of "A very successful
cholera cure, inti odaced in this way
The captain of an emigrant ship coming
from Eul ope, had lost many of his pas,
sengers by cholera, although freely
dosing all who were sick with the rene
dies then usual. At last he made pre-
scription of his own--one teaspoonful
of red pepper and a tablespoonful of
salt to half pint of boiling water; this
to be given as hot as possible, to every
patient when first taken. 1t is said that
this simple remedy acted as charm,
curing all the cases on board that ship,
and attaining considerable general popu-
larity during the time of that cholera
visitation. Scientific Americ4n.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-05-01
Lower California Tidbits.

In letter from Mulege, Lower Cali
fornia, to the New York Sun, Fannie B.
Ward says: The other day Betsy and
were entertained at an exceedingly swell
banquet at the house of wealthy pearl
merchant. Among the numerous courses
Of the dinner were some enormous snails,
which had been fattened for Lenten
food, as is the custom also in some parts
Of southern Europe. The snais are
kept in large reservoirs, the floors of
which are strewn with herbs and flow
ers. Doubtless the fashion was borrowed
from the luxurious Romans, who, if we
may believe Narro, fed them on bran
and wine till sometimes single shell
would contain ten quartsl But that
course remained untasted, despite our
utmost efforts to do as the Romans do.
AT a later stage of the banquet two SER
wants appeared staggering under the
weight of Il huge mangrove branch.
laden with parasitic oysters. This was
placed in the center of the festive board.
Each little bivalve. moored by threads OF
its own spinning, chung so tenaciously
that hammer was needed to displace it.
This circumstance aroused our interest
in the oyster family, and determined US
to cultivate their acquaintance. The
parasitical or tree oyster is as common
here as in the Indian seas, and looks so
exactly like dried leaf as to deceive
even the fisher birds that seek it, 1t is
found attached to the roots and branches
OF the mangroye tree, which grows in
sheltered bays at the edge of the sea.
These odorous groves look like marine
forests, their lofty branches dipping the
waves during high tide.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-05-01
A Butter Test.

by that means | convince my Gus
toners that don't sell oeomargarine, "
said -aproned butterman, point
ing TO two china sauce-boats that
stood in conspicuous place on his
counter in the Farmers market. In each
sauce-boat lay little coil of common
lampwick, one end of which hung out
of the nose of the vessel. Now" said
the dealer, pointing to two firkins, zone
of those contains oeomargarine made in
Connecticut and the other holds salt
packed butter from Ohio. See if YOU
can detect the genuine from the imita-
ton" The reporter tried and failed
In flavor, smell and appearance they
were identical.
The butterman continued: "That oleo-
margarine will deceive nine BUYERS out
of ten, but | will expose it for YOU" lie
dropped lump of the oleomargarine as
large as an egg into a tin cup, and in an
other cup he placed a similar-sized piece
of the salt packed The cups were held
over blazing little charcoal furnace I'M
til their contents were melted. Then the
oleomargarine was poured in one sauce
boat and the butter into the other. The
wicks were lighted. Both burned readi.
ly, and the burning butter sent up q
faint ana pleasant smoke. From the
oleomargarine, however, came the nasty
and unmistakable stencil of burning
rancid grease Since began showing
the difference between butter and cleo.
margarine, 'said the dealer, as he snuired
out the wick1, "my business hal
doubled. "-PAladelphia Tina.
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-05-01

or freeze. 1t is held by many sugar.
makers that sap is better when trees
grow in dry soil, are tapped on the south
side, and when the tap is made high.
Difference in quality of sugar, therefore,
is due in a great measure to soil and To-
cation of trees, and to climatic and
meteorological conditions. Care and
cleanliness in manufacture may make up,
however, for deficiencies in other requi-
sites
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-05-01
Feed Mills, Feed Cutters, Pumps

Etc, are made by the same company as tn,
mil, and adapted for operation by ole q
their geared wind mills.
We are also agents in Orwell an vicinity
for the justly-celebrated
The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-05-01
BURDOCK BLOOD BITTERS
WHAT rs 1T I?

Astrictly vegetable prepara-
ton, composed of choice and
skillful combination of Ma
lures best remedies. The dis
coverer does not claim it cure
for all the ills, but boldly war
rants it cures every form of
disease arising from a torpid
liver, impure blood, disordered
Kidneys, and where there is a
broken down condition of the
Syste m, requiring a prompt
and permanent tonic, it never
fails to restore the sufferer.
Such is BURDOCK BLOOD
BITTERS. Sold by all drug
gists, who are authorized by
the manufacturers to refund
the price to any purchaser who
is not benefited by their use.
FOSTER, MlLBURN G CO.,
Props, Buffalo, N. Y.
The Rock Island Argus., 1885-05-25
A P0pular Girl,


What is it that determines girls pop
(ularlty in society? is question often
heard in these days of social strife and
ACKNOWLEDGMENT, says the Boston Beacon,
and question that no one is quite able
to answer in word. 1t is not because
she is well dressed or even pretty; it is
mot that her fairy godmother bestowed a
4 witty tongue to amuse the dullards; it is
mot because she is rarely intelligent or
highly educated, or $50 amiable'-no,
none of these desirable qualities would
render the popular girl more popular than
she is, though perhaps she is fortunate
enough to possess one or more of them
for her stock in trade. The girl every
body likes need have neither money mol
! beauty, which, in the worlds estimation,
constitutes social power; but she mus
have gracious manner, certain grace
full bearing, decided intelligence. instlnc>
s tive generosity, and, above all, the great
est gift ever awarded to woman--persona
magnetism. Beauty is called the fata
gift, but personal magnetism, which is in
dependent of beauty, is the gift of power
and though scarcely recognized at first
only relinquishes its hold with death itself
Z The popular girl always has this faccina
tion in n.ore or less degree, and SO with i
4 5go the other attractions of happy clrcum
stances. she rules the indisputable queer
of her small sphere Her friends do no
analyZe the effect she has on them; the,
simply like her, love her, and later whel
the time comes, adore her.
The Rock Island Argus., 1885-05-25
CITY CHAT.

Last chance this evening to buy goods
Eat the sheriff's sale.
DR.. A. T. Hawley, dentist. corner Sew,
Iteenth street and Sixth avenue.
If you have not attended the sheriff 8
sale, 60 this evening.
DR.. J. w. Stark, Dentist, 1722 Second
avenue. d1yr.
The sheriff's sale of notions will end
this evening
This evening is the last chance to buy
any goods at the sheriff's sale of the A..
Hull stock.
Col. VIM. Payne, of Zuma, was upon
the streets this morning.
For rent-The Doyle malt house, Rock
Island. Enquire of John Grogan.
dim
Clement Flagler, son of Col d. W.
Flagler. left this morning for West point,
to take the examination for admission to
the military academy there.
Get your awnings, tents, wagon COW
ers, etc., of G. H. Young, III Main St.,
davenport, Iowa. apl15dtf
Capt. E. Brearly, formerly of Davenl
port and years ago well known in this
city. died of blood poisoning in the hos
pital at Haley, Idaho, on the evening of
the 18th inst.
This evening is the last opportunity in
which you can buy notions at the Hull
sheriff sale. At2 p. m. tomorrow the
sale of the store fixtures will take place,
which consists of one safe, several desks,
shelving, etc.
The General John Buford Post, G. A !.
K. turned out last evening, and attended
Immortal services at the Christian Chapel
in response to an invitation from the,pas-
tor The church was decorated with flags
and flowers. The initials G. A. r. in
large letters were handsomely decorated,
with the badge colors of red. white and
blue
A strange woman attempted suicide at
Moline Saturday evening, by plunging in
the river near the Government bridge.
She was prevented in her attempt by
Guard Gamble who rescued her, and start.
ed her on her way again. What her mo-
tiye was in attempting the rash act, is not
known, as she refused to commit herself.
John T. Noftsker is agent for the
Richardson & Boynton furnace for heat
ing public and private buildings. All
kinds of fuel can be used in this furnace,
and wherever they have been used they
have given the best of satisfaction.
Among the residences in this city in
which these furnaces have been placed by
Mr. Noftsker, are those of W. B. Fergu-
son, s. j. Keator, VIM, Negus and Elmer
Hurst.
The Rock Island Argus., 1885-05-25
Resolutions Of Respect.

The following invitation has been re
|ceived by the A. o. Z. W. societies in
this vicinity. The reason being Mr.. No
|ble's connection with the early history of
lodges here and in Davenport. The con-
|nection comes from Oriental lodge OF
Chicago.
At the meeting of Oriental Lodge No
|19, the following resolutions were adopt,
led:
RcSOlOed, That our regular meeting be
held on the evening of May 2Sth be de-
voted to the consideration of appropriate
resolutions to the memory of the Pas
lGrand Master Workman, Brother o. J
Noble.
Res0loed, That our recorder notify tbs
members of this lodge of the above reso'
Luton; also that he invite various Lodges
/ of this city. and the officers of the Grant
Lodge, to be present and participate il
\ the n eeting.
In accordance with this the above reso'
buttons. adopted by the lodge at its last
meeting you are cordially invited to b.
present and participate in the exercises
The Rock Island Argus., 1885-05-25
The Judicia l Election.

A meeting of the republicans of Rock
Island and Moline was held at the office
/ of E E. Parmenter Esq, Saturday even>
ing, the object of the meeting being to
take preliminary steps for attending tn e
judicial election. Henry Carse was called
Ito the chair, and r. A. Donaldson was
made secretary. Henry Carse and R. A.
Donaldson, of Rock Island. aud r. H
Wilson, of Moline, were appointed CONS
mittee on finance and printing with power
ito act.
The following ward committees were
appointed, to meet at the polls on elec,
Etion day, and the chairman of each re-
Espective committee was authorized to call
a meeting of his committee on Saturday
evening next to perfect arrangements:
First ward-W Gahegen, NJ Boards.
3 lev, F C Denkman, H s Schafer.
Second ward-A H Hampton, r }
Parks, Morris Rosenfeld, E E Parmenter
Adair Peasants, Henry Carse.
Third ward-James Johnston, w
Knowlton, W Fl Gest. s s Hull, +
Fleming, c c Knell.
Fourth ward-F P Welch, E II Guyer,
II NJ Sweeney, Oliver Olsen, G L Walker.
i p 0Mara. Charles Hodgson, NJ O'Con-
nor, S J Collins.
\ Fifth ward-TC C Wakefield, E H Bow
man, Jr., b F Knox, W B Ferguson, L I
Harson, Conrad Schneider, Robt. Koch
Ter. G Larkin.
Sixth ward-R H Dart, John J REIN
ers, W A Ross. A F Fleming, T F Cary
VIM McConochie, Ed Wilcox, W C Welch
VIM Edwards.
Seventh ward-H II Holland, f M Sin
net, w Schroeder, E G Downs. FREQ
&Raisch, VIM Channon, A. Anderson.
The Rock Island Argus., 1885-05-25
Police Points.

Teddie Kelly was before Magistrate
Bennett this morning on his usual charge
that of VACANCY. By agreement of coun
sel and magistrate, the case was contin'
ued until Wednesday.
Proprietor Roche, of the Farmers
jug" saloon, was up for trial before Mag
|istrate Bennett this morning on contin
|uation of the case preferred against hin
for keeping his saloon open on Sunday
|and for selling liquor to minors. The
case was again continuedt-hi time unit
Friday next.
Complaint was made to Marshal Eek
Ihart this morning by Mrs. Ann. ]. Col
|lins, of South Rock Island, alleging tina
her husband, John Collins had while un.
the influence of liquor beat her. The tria
Twill probably be had late this afternoon
Mike Hurley. of Davenport, was gath
cred in by the police at noon today, 70
|intoxication. As soon as he has sobered VI
|sufficialy LIE will be given hearing.
The Rock Island Argus., 1885-05-25
RAILRoAD RACKET.
A FINE REWARD.

FINE REWARD.
j. d. Besler, superintendent of the Illi>|
Snois lines of the Chicago, Burlington 81
sQuIncy. has been appointed general su- 4
5perintendent of the Burlington lines east
j of the Missouri river including the Rock
Island and st. Louis division. Mr.. Bes>
Ter was working as a section hand on the|
Chicago. Burlington & Quincy in 1855.
: and during the winter Of '56 and 81 the|
5line was opened from Peoria to Burling-|
ton. From section hand Mr.. Bssler wasI
made section foreman, then foreman of
floating gang, the conductor of construc-
5tion tram, then foreman of track, then|
5roadmaster. then assistant superintendent
then superintendent of Illinois lines, and|
now general superintendent of the entire|
system of the Missouri river, making|
about thirty years continuous service with
! the Burlington route. There is record
to be proud of; steady advance schiev.
ed wholly by the force of merit, and sell
dom made in any branch of business.
The men in charge of the extra freight
train No. IA. which ran into regular No
IA near fuckers Siding, three weeks ago,
and killed Conductor Brogley. were dis i
charged The whole crew who were run :,
ming the extra that telescoped Brogley's
i'll fated train, were let out on the inves :.
tigation that took place in Chicago. This
action should have the tendency of max
ling railroad men exercise still greater
care where so much is at stake.
4 Commissioner Carman, of the Daven>
port, Rock Island & Moline and the
Northwestern and Central Iowa associa-
&tions has notified the roads in those asso-
relations that whenever they find it nee
4essary they may make such rates as will
enable them to compete against Missis-
sippi river steamboat lines, but should
Railways try to secure the highest rate OBJ
tainable. The agents when making lower
rates must so inform the commission att
once SO as to be able to inform other
roads In those associations of what the
rates are.
A new lumber pool has been formed to
&all Missouri river points, and from
the same, and the new percent>
ages will apply to all lumber traf>
2fc from April 1st, 1885, to Dec. Stst,
41SS5. The new percentages, compared
with those made by Arbitrator Bogue in
MAY, 1888, for the southwestern lumber
#pool then in existence are as follows:
The Rock Island Argus., 1885-05-25
Base Ball.

The Golden Eagles defeated the Nouns
tain Boys by score of sS to 8 Saturday
Yesterday afternoon the Red Wings
lscooped the Nine Stars toe. The
game was played on the hop>feld.
At the hop field grounds on Saturday
afternoon, the Nine Star club got away
with the High school club by score Of
|4S to3,
The Rock Island Argus., 1885-05-25
MISREPRESENTATION.

A small man with q sandy mustaGhe,
whose name was subsequently ascertainet
Ito be Joseph Hoover, of Rock Island. d.un'
der the representation that he was a rep
|resentative of the Gazette. secured thret
pairs of slippers from the Fire store. stat
ling that he would take them to his wife
that she might make selection. The
slippers were afterward found in the resi-
|dence of lady, whose name it is unnec
|essary to mention, on East Third street
land returned to the store. Hoover pro-
cured the goods under misrepresentation
las he is not connected, nor never has
been, with this Office in any capacity. :
f9azette.
The Rock Island Argus., 1885-05-25
Skatorial.

The season OF the Rock Island rink
closed Saturday evening with the engage
Ement of the Ament>Nicholso combina-
|tion. The entertainment was an attract
|lve one, and the attendance very large.
General skating occupied the floor until
|after nine O'Clock, when Mr.. Ament ap>
peared. After entertaining the audience
|at length with his skill and grace, little
/ Miss Nicholson delighted the spectators
with the ease, grace and rapidity of her
skating. Then Mr.. Nicholson gave a
series of musical selections on various
instruments, which was appreciated. He
then appeared in various personations,
such as new beginner, an oil woman, a
dude. ETC., and created much merriment
|by his apt limitations The Muscatine
brass band appeared on skates, furnishing
music as they glided over the floor, head
led by Mr. Ament. With all 1t was a good
entertanment-a brilliant ending of the
Erink's successful season.
The Rock Island Argus., 1885-05-25
IN LIMBO ONCE MORE.
Three Shoplifters who Got in TheiI
Fine Work About Here, in the
Laws Clutches Again.

Many in this city will remember the ar
rest of three women in Davenport several
years ago for shoplifting there, and in
Rock Island. They were in this locality
Thanksgiving week, and operated prin-
5cipally in dry goods stores. accumulating
some 81 500 in the two cities-the value
! OF goods they stole. They had ten trunks
FILLED with goods in the U. s. Express
office for shipment to Chicago, when the
Ethefts were discovered. The trunks were
shipped, arrived in Chicago, and Detect
i've Elliott of that city. put upon the
scheme by Chief Kessler, of Davenport,
followed the express wagon in Chicago to
a place of delivery, where he arrested the
three women, and recovered every piece
J of the stolen goods. The chief and the
detective brought the thieves and the
stolen goods back to Davenport. The
Ethree women lived In Milwaukee, the
names being Caroline Smith, the old one,
/ OF ''schemer," and Kate Wolf and Lizzie
! Hendricks, her tools. Caroline made a
! full confession turned states evidence.
I The result was that Kate Wolf was sen,
fenced by Judge Hayes in February, 1884,
to Is months and Lizzie Hendricks to 8
months in the penitentiary at Anamosa.
The old one was allowed to
return to her home in Mil
waukee. The old one was smart, for
in less than five months the very repents
ant Kate Wolf and Lizzie Hendricks were
pardoned by Gov. Sherman, because of
their repentance and promises, and their
children who were motherless at home.
On Friday last the same detective-Elli
Eott-met Kate Wolf and Lizzie Hendricks
alias Lizzie Roelkie, alias Julia johnson
in Chicago; the two repentant ones. He
escorted them to police station, where
their clothing was searched. In Kate
VOLTS big skirt pocket he found bolt Of
8 z75 yards of silk, and in Lizzie Hendricks
skirt pocket he found roll OF twenty
yards of velvet. They acknowledged that
they had just returned from very suc'
cessful tour among the southern cities
Repentance and large families will hardly
save them this time. Besides Illinois
<governor will not be so free at allowing
Terminals to escape, as Iowa's is.