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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-05-20

1t is stated that Russia declines making
any reference to Herat in the further prog
ress of the negotions with England.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-05-20

was at Corinna recently aud naturally
asked something about the excitement over
The supposed end of all things. The gem
teman | asked was business man but not
AN Adventist. He said that he rather de-
rded them at first but W hen he saw how
they were lied about in the papers and how
unconcerned they took it all he was forced
to admire them. From conversation held
with several persons there | must confess
that the REPORTER ard other good papers
did stretch things terribly. For instance
some papers spoke of the Adventsts pray
ing in the streets and crawling on their
hands and knees through the mud aud
slush all of which is the meanest kind of
fslsehood. They also told of the women
making ascension robes and the men neg
Letting their business and refusing to care
for their stock. Not robe was made nor
thought of for they do not believe in them.
No stock WAS sold nor neglected. The Adj
ventists of Corinna who have been so
much derided are quiet citizens and as far
removed from fanatics and cranks as any
farmers in Maine. And now that the ex-
element is over they are respected by all
classes.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-05-20

It will be surprise to most folks to
know that one Maine mine is even now be.
ing worked This week the Deer Isle
mine ships to New Jersey cargo of ore,
AMI has a regular market for all the ,pime
produces.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-05-20

That "meanest hotel" will have to be de-
ferred for the present till decide which
house it Is. l thought had it all picked
out down in Waldo County, when all of
sudden | drove out of Waterville a short
distance and struck something that
knocked me. knew | shouldn't get any
thing myself but thought my horse might
but 10 and behold there was not kernel of
grain nor a spear of hay in the stable.
Then l thought had struck it, but when l
told some of the "boys" of it they laughed
and said that was nothing, that ought to
call and see some of the landlords they
tarried with occasionally. So you see |
must defer this little matter until | know
more of what l am talking about. But
while l am on the hotels let me name just
lew which are not the meanest in the state
Withee's at Farmineton Elmwocd ut Wa
terville; Mitchell's at Richmond; Tontine
at Brunswick Lon Adams at Bingham;
Elders at Dexter; Exchange at Foxcroft,
and a host of others which l do not now
recall.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-05-20

1t is said that Earl Dufferin has resigned
mis- position as Viceroy of India in conse
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-05-20

"a cold backward spring isn't it?" Who
ever knew spring when this remark was
|nt made somewhere from one to ten
Ithousand times. The fact is, we have such
Pong winters, that as soon as the snow be-
gins to melt in March, we begin to search
1or May-fowers. We might as well settle
down to the idea that in this latitude we
IRE not to have, and hardly ever do have
any warm weather worth speaking of un-
tll June, and then its only the days that are
warm, for the nights are usually cold and
chilly till July. These are the facts in the
case, and by keeping them in mind, we
viii all be better satisfied with our sur
Poundings.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-05-20

Soon the city cousins will begin to at
i've 10 pay their country cousins long
promised visit. hey will stay as long as
ne city continues hot and uncomfortable
md then take their departure, telling how
much they have enjoyed the visit and as
ou see them disappear in the dim dis
ance you wonder why the enjoyment was
III on one side. But there will be another
lind of visitors here soon. The city folks
sho are now our cousins will soon begin
% pour into Maine, and want to give you
III word of advice which Is not applicable
o dead head second and third cousins.
ne summer business In Maine is now on
in its infancy, but already it brings
thousands and thousands of dollars to us.
New Hampshire and Vermont are wide
wake rivals, but we have several advant-
Pges over them, that will give US the fight
we do not neglect them. am aware
mat there are lots OF snobs coming down
pore for an airing who have neither brains
or money. They should be given sky
Pioe milk and Stat beds. Save your cream
hd snort cake, your best bed and smooth
st linen for the old fellow and his family,
vho comes down here to get u little change
air and respite from business. Don't
narge him With every extra glass of milk
mas Tor his supper, nor for every piece
gingerbread his youngest crumbs up on
ne carpet. He's the old fellow you wan,
hasten to, know his wife is impatient
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-05-20
The Tostmdster Generdt's Letter
IHg KsD % IHK IARa Z

The following /. Tie te1t u The esaa-
deaaIal utter II F5=iua-tet GeueIal ! =
- DEMOCRATIC Congressman n Ne. Y9fk.
Ohio, Indiana and Virginia
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-11-09
Quite an Experience

A. p. Graves returned from st. Paul
and Minneapolis this morning. Mr..
Graves had quite an experience i'll Minne-
sofa Saturday night. lie and his son
Bert went over from Marion Park where
his son lives, TO Minneapolis to attend Il
theatre. The distance is four miles. On
their way back it was found that train
had been wrecked on the Chicago, Mills
waukee & st. Paul short line and the train
could go no further. So there was one
of two alternatives, either to walk home
or make night of it. The passengers
decided upon the former. and off they put
in the direction of Marion Park fully four
miles away. A driving snow almost
blinded the pedestrians, and rs they
reached railroad bridge across the Mis-
sissippi fully eighty feet in the air, which
they were obliged to walk on the ties,
where no human foot had ever trod be-
FORE they had a vivid imagination of the
perils suffered by Washington in crossiug
the Delaware. They reached home at 8
o'clock in the morning. Mrs. Graves re -
mains in Minneapolis for some time.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-11-09
Weather Predictions.

Couch, the weather seer. predicts the
following weather for the remainder OF
the month: Tenth, rain or snow; II, be-
coming milder; ~. cloudy or rain; 10,
fair; Ia, haze; IS, slight meteoric show
ers; 10, fair II, Indian summer weather
IS. windy; 10. north wind; 90, calm; 81,
cloudy and moderate; 20. misty or fog, 90,
cloudy; "a, rain or snow; %, cooler; 26,
cloudy; 81, snowy; %, cooler 90,
cloudy and milder; 30, snow.
In reading these casts of the
to-be weather, one should not de-
part from the fixed or constant forms of
weather. The storms move in belts; on
side of these the weather is fair. Storms
commence with easterly winds; rainfall
depends upon the motion of the winds.
The motion of the winds are dependent
upon etheric and atmospheric compress
sion, and the compression is due from
astronomical motions. The astronomical
motions are fixed constants, and are
formed into mechanism of the universe,
and by this mechanism is the universe
builded and operated, whose every form
and motion are fixed nd movable .
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-11-09
River Rlplets.

The Sidney, the last Diamond 10 boat
Wednesday morning.
The elegant Pittshnrg will be up Thurs
day evening.
Agent Geo Lamont, o. the Diamond
10 line, has received II circular from the
company headquarters, displaying neat
" executed cut of the design of the new
steam crdscr to be built by Mr. Reynolds
next year.
The raft boat that is designed To take
the place of the James Fisk, .Ir., is in tn G
ice harbor at Dubuque, awaiting the res
ception of her machinery. There will be
a compound engine, but not steam con
densing one, as two high pressure cylln-
Fisk has been very successful in the raft
ing business on the upper Mississippi
during the past five years. She is kindly
remembered by many steamboat men. 1t
was the intention to use her rs II raftcr
as couple of yesrs, but she was kept in
the service continuously for sixteen years
The average life of steamboat is eight
to ten years but the Fisk has "plowed
the main" for sixteen years, and passes
away with "a history full of pleasant mem
cries She will be replaced with steamer
now being built at LIE Claire-wilh money
out of the Fisk's profits.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-11-09

There was quiet. but none less pleas
ant affair at the Harper house Saturday
evening 1t was stag supper; Il sort ol
complimentary banquet given by Messrs.
J. S. White and A ID. Welch, bookkeepel
and salesman respectively for Henry
Darts Sons wholesale grocery house, tc
the statesmen of that popular firm. There
were present Messrs. II. Jennings, Geo.
W. Cash, Ira Kari and o. NJ. Boyles, and
the menu was elaborate and complete. and
was after the style which has made Stew
ard OConnor ana the Harper house ia.
nous.
Several coasts were delivered the Health
OF the wholesale grocery house and The
community at large was drank, and the
happy event will not soon be forgotten
by those who were so fortunate as 10 be
present.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-11-09
Our American Slang.

SLANG. profoundly considered, is the
lawess germinal element below all
words and sentences and behind all
poetry, and proves a certain freedom and
perennial rankness and professionalism in
speech" says Walt Whitman in the
North american Reoieso. las the United
States inherit by far their most precious
pessession-th language they talk and
write-from the old world, under and
| out of its feudal institutes, will allow
| myself to borrow a smile even of those
forms farthest removed from American
democracy. Considering language. then
as some mighty potentate, into the ma
Jestic audience hall of the monarch ever
enters parsonage like one of Shakespere's
| clowns, and takes position there, and
plays part even in the stateliest ceres
monies. Such is slang or indirection
attempt of common humanity TO escape
from bald liberalism, and express itself
illimitably, which in highest walks pro-
duces poets and poems and doubtless in
prehistoric times gave the start to and
perfected the whole immense tangle of
the old mythologies. For. curious AS it
may appear, it is strictly the same i'm
pulse source the same thing Slang,
too, is the wholesome fermentation or
| eructation of those processes eternally
active in language, by which froth aud
specks ale thrown mp mostly TO pass
away-though occasionally to settle and
perman emily crystaliize.'
The annexed list of slang names for
states, or their citizens rather, will not be
new to the surviving veterans of the war:
always among the soldiers during the
secession war one heard of Little Mac
(Gen. McClellan), or Of Uncle Billy,
(Gen. Sherman). The old man was of
course very common. Among the rank
and file of both armies it was very gen
era to speak of the different states they
came from by their slang names. Those
from Maine were called Foxes; New
Hampshire, Granite Boys; Massachu-
sets, Bay Steerers; Vermont, Green
Mountain Boys; Rhode Island, Gun
Flints; Connecticut, Wooden Nu,megs;
New York, Knickerbockers; New Jersey,
Clam Catchers; Pennsylvania, Logger
Heads; Delaware, Muskrats; Maryland,
Claw Thumpers; Virginia, Beagles; North
Carolina, Tar boilers; South Carolina,
Weasles; Georgia, Buzzards; Louisiana,
Creoles; Alabama, Lizards; Kentucky.
Corn Crackers; Ohio. Buckeyes; Michi-
gan, Wolverines; Indiana, IIoosiers; His
nois, Suckers; Missouri, Pukes; Misss
sippi, Tadpoles; Florida, Fly Up the
Creeks; Wisconsin, Badgers; Iowa. Hawk
eyes; Oregon, Hard Gases. Indeed, am
not sure but slang names have more than
once made presidents. old Hickory
(Gen Jackson) is one case in point.
'Tippecanoe and Tyler too, another
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-11-09

st. GATHERINGS Guild, of Trinity
church, is enterprising, 10 say the leas /,
1t has determined to free the church from
debt, if possible, and the balance will soon
be in its favor The "Ithoric" entertain
ment netted some where in the neiyhbOr
hood of $40, and now the guild have n,'
gotiated for SINNERS hall, Moline, to give
repetition Of the performance, The idea
is good one, and we have no doubt but
what the "Ithorics' would meet with "a
hearty reception in the Pillow city The
character of the piece is quite novel and
pleasing, while the vocal part is splendid
ly executed
The Guild will furnish the supper for
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen's
ball at the skating rink on Thanksg giving
eve. This announcement is a sutfi-
cient guarantee that all who attend will be
royalty fcasted for if there is any one
thing in which the ladies excel, it is in
providing n nice supper.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-11-09
Bromley Defe ats Watt.

There was very interesting race be~
tween Will Watt, OF Moline, and Richard
Bromley of Des Moincs, at the Banner
rink, Davenport Saturday night. Watt
secured the lead, but Bromley soon
gained when for twenty or thirty laps
they interchanged positions, one passing
the other. Bromley won the race by over
a lap in 81 minutes AMI 81 seconds, al
hast such was the time announced. and il
| is incorrect, fol the time of the last mile
was not caught by the judges, owing to Il
mishap. The first mile was maaein :23
| second in lao, third in 4;lS, and fonrll
| in AZ
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-11-09
BRIEFLETS,

Nice albums, at Kingsbury's.
Go and see Gamble at the rink to-
night
Adjourned council meeting this even
| ing.
A daisy day" is the common verdict or
| the streets today.
Everybody should go to the rink this
evening to see the five mile race.
Mrs. G. 8. Van Duyn, of Milwaukee
arrived in the city yesterday on a few
days visit.
For prices on the best hard coal in the
city call at the Port Byron Lime Associa
ton. Telephone No. 1901. edit
ID. d. Hall and wife, of Peoria, were
the guests of the family of NJ. A. Patter-
son over Sunday.
Gamble v. Watt and Knittle this eve n
ing at the Rock Island rink-5 mile race
Admission Is cents; no reserved seats.
The sausage grinder is beginning to
get in its work and many fat porker
III be ShuIy III consequences.
Rev. DIR. John Brown. of Monmouth,
preached his trial sermon before the
United Presbyterian church congregation
yesterday. DR.. Brown will preach again
next Sunday.
Ii. s. Glenn, for many years one of the
most efficient clerks in the Office of the
Coal Valley Mining company in this city,
sewers his connection with that institu-
tion tonight. and in a few days will leave
for Texas, where he goes into bushes
with his brother Edgar.
A. II. Taylor, Esq, OF Ottawa. supreme
court clerk for the northern district of
Illinois, i. visiting in the city. Mr.. Tays
Tor was former resident of Rock Island
he was married In the city, and has many
warm friends here.
The sale of seats for the Gilmore enters
tainment opened at the Harper house
drug store this morning, and the demand
seemed to compare very favorably with
that for the Booth entertainment few
years ago. Next Wednesday evening will
prove an event at Harper's theatre.
There are some people who are cons
stantly grumbling. FIT rains they grum.
BILE, and when it does not rain they grum-
BILE. In summer the weather is too hot,
and in the winter too cold. If neighbor
is getting on too fast, they are envious;
and if he is making no Roadway, they say
he is a lazy fellow and deserves not to
succeed. When prosperous times are
here they intimate that this country is
making too much Roadway; and when dull
times are here, they eXcaim that the
country is going to ruin. Everything is
wrong with them. They get up in the
morning -grumbling, and go to bed at
night grumbling. 1t is always the the
''backness of midnight with them; no
sunny days in their history; and when they
"shuflie of this mortal COLI no one in
particular mourus their departure except
it may be those who graduated in the
same school as themselves.
K. W. Hurst represents the leadin-
American and Foreign Insurance Cos
Policies carefully written at current rates.
agency established 1874. Office over
Rock island National Bank.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-11-09
Respect and Sympathy.

JOIN Kennedy, postmaster At Ferdinand,
in Drury township, died on the Sd inst :.
at The age of SO. He had been residen
of Rock Island county since 1856
At a special meeting of Illinois City
Lodge No. go. A. +. e. A. Nj. T., the fol
lowing preamble and resolutions were
adopted:
WHEREAS, The Supreme Architect has
removed, by DEATH our aged and worthy
brother, Brother John Kennedy; therefore
be it
Res0tDed, That we bow in humble sub
mission to the will of Him who doeth all
things for the best. that we extend our
sympathy to the family aud friends of
our late BROTHER in their afllction.
ResOLoed, That the Lodge be drapcd in
mourning for the space OF thirty days and
that the secretary have these resolutions
published in the Rock Island county
papers and Muscatine journal.
VIM. DRuRY, Sec,
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-11-09


! escursions Ever since HIS return Carroll
has been RECALLING the boys with wopdro
stories Of Me south. the beauty of the
magnolia and the fragrance of the breezes
waited from the orange groves.
1t was the '.inteligent compositor'
who made the bunder in Saturday even
ings ARGUS. regarding the ball 10 be
given by Twin City Lodge. Brotherhood
of Locomotive Firemen. Thanksgiving
eve. 1t was written Thanksgiving ''eve"
but the comp" tackled on the "ning."
Linehans dredge boats which have been
used in the construction of the Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy embankment in
the vicinity of the Chicago, Rock Island
Il Pacific round-house, were brought
down this morning, their part of the
work having been completed.
A change among passenger conductors
occurred on the c., B. & G. road this
morning, whereby Phil O'Brien takes the
Sterling run and N. N. Coons the st.
Louis run. OBrien took charge of his
new train this morning. and Coons enters
upon his new duties tomorrow
Engineer Tom Carl, who manlpulates
the throttle on the '1l9 on the c., X. |. &
p. road, will leave tonight for Free
port and Milwaukee on a visit to
friends. Carl will find the c., NJ. l. ST.
+. bows a Jolly set. and will be given
hearty reception
Superintendent III. B. Sudlow of the
Rock Island Il Peoria, returned Saturday
evening from business trip to Chicago.
A new platform and approach has been
built at the Chicago. Milwaukee IL St.
Paul depot In this city.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-11-09
The Milan Wagon Company.

The Milan wagon company has been
revived, and re-ncorporated with the
following as stockholders: j. Il. Blake
more, NJ &. Blakemore, Adair Peasants
and j. j, Parks. J.. E, Blakemore is
manager. Operations have commenced
with four of the same workmen who have
been in the employ of the institution
since it was first established
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-11-09
The Week Of PRAYER.

The week of prayer in the Y. M. G. A.
began yesterday. The following is the
program for the week:
Monday, 7:3O p, MA Life Question
Answered" John vi:2S.29i 36 400 Dr. J
". Stewart.
Tuesday, 7:3O p. ma Life Without
Self in It," Matt. XXX. Rom. 1870 Rev.
w. 5. Marquis,
Thursday. Z 80 p. m. Life in Earns
est" OPhil. iii:7>l4, II Cor vi 16) Rev.
|. W. Read
Friday. 7:3O p. m.-"rhe One Aim of
True Life" (John iv3I-34. s.29) Rev,
s. S. Cryer,
Saturday, 7;3O p. m.-"How Shall My
Life Here End" (Malt. xiii:31,43) Rev
r. g. Pearcc.
Each meeting will be preceded by -"
short song service.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-11-09
Winter Apples.

Mr.. H. W. Moses has just arrived in
the city from New York State and with
apples consisting of Baldwins, Greetings.
Spitzembergs. Northern Spys, Seek no
Further, Rambo's and Sussets. They are
now for sale at No. 1915 Second avenue.
All wanting apples should call and see
them, they are first class and are being
| sold cheap,
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-11-09
John MCCULLOUGH Dad

PHILADELPHIA. Nov. 0-John H. Me
Cnllou9h the actor, died al los clock
yesterday afternoon AT his residence, 261
East Thompson street. lie passed avn
without IA struggle, and did not even utter
groan. For several hours prior to his
death there were present MIS-. Work, his
daughter; Airs. James Mccullough, his
daughter in Jaw; Mrs. John Mccullough.
William +. johnson, his legal adviser;
DR.. Engel and his nurse, William Mutt.
His i'm provement the past few days had
been so marked that his death caused
considerable surprise. His physician had
given his family and friends reason to
hope for his final recovery, and that he
would return To the stage. DR.. Fngel
says death was due TO ian affection of
the brain caused by blood poisoning ="
He asserts that Mccullough was perfect.
ly sane, and that he should not have been
placed in the Blooming,lale Insane Asy =
lum. No arrangements have yet been
made for his funeral. Mr.. Mccullough
leaves a widow. two sons and daughter
He was in his fifty fifth year.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-11-09
Refuse 10 Release Him.

At the meeting of me directors of the
Rock Island e. Milan street railroad Sat-
urday afternoon. it was unanimously de>
cided not to accept the resignation of
Secretary L. Fl, Guyer. The board or
dered that the president be obliged to COM
ply with the boards previous action in
authorizing the running of the early and
late cars. The board then adjourned for
week
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-11-09
Tonight at the Theatre.

Prof. Morris, with his wonderful trained
animals, thirty-two dogs and eleven
horses, came in on his special car yestcr-
day morning, and tonight he gives his
novel equine and canine paradox at IIar-
per's theatre. Prof. Morris possesses
marvellous skill and ability in the training
of dumb brutes, and his animals do every
thing but talk, and express their meaning
50 well by actions that talking is unncccs'
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-11-09
THOUSANDS SAY so.

Mr.. T. w. Atkins, Girard, Kan, writes
Il never hesitate to recommend your
Electric Bitters to my customers, they
give entire satisfaction and are rapid
sellers" Electric Bitters are the purest
and hest medicine known and will posi-.
lively cnre Kidney and Liver complaint
Purify the blood and regulate the bowels.
No family can afford to be without them.
They will save hundreds of dollars in
doctors bills every year. q
Sold at fifty cents a bottle by Hartz &
Bahnsen
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-11-09
County Court.

The November law term of the county
court convened this afternoon with Judge
Adams on the bench. Eight of the jury
panel W ere excused, and the preliminary
hearing of the case of DIR. Abundi for il
legal practice was taken up. There were
a large number of witnesses present from
the lower end of the county. in expecta-
ton OF the hearing of the Wadsrorti,
case for selling liquor without license.
bus the case will probably no, be com
menced until tomorrow.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-11-09

The Young Mems Democratic club "
Rock Island will give the first masqper-
ade bail of the season at Armory hall,
Friday evening, December, 4th. 1t will
teal beliefs will find ~ hearty welcome.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-11-09

Prince Bismarck lately said he never
knew but one Frenchman whom he es-
teemed-'that poor Monsieur TheiIs!
Being asked why he accorded him such
harsh terms in 1871, he replied; Not /,
but his misfortune accorded them
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-11-09
Artistic Sewing.

The Singer Sewing Machine company
will give an exhibit OF artistic work done
on their machines, commencing at p.
nj. on Thursday. at $. ii. Moorc's sewing
machine rooms ON the corner of Third
avenue and Twentieth streets. Every
body is invited. F. A. AsMuTu,
Manager
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1885-11-09

The lts1k Island & Milan street "a
company sill run 10 p. N car 10 hll4f
tonight. and TUESDAY aud wednesday,
evenings ofthis week.