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Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1886-07-10
A CAPE COD SKETCH.

METER MILES pretty daughter,
Ill Beulah, declared she believed
the original settler had come to
Cape Cod to hate himself to death
in peace, but, failing in that, had left
the spot to its descendants, who had
grown poorer and poorer, till now
they could not get money enough to
carry them u mile farther to the
poor-house.
Now,p possibly Beulah exaggerated.
Hoepatchie was economically situat-
ed upon Cape Cod, q crooked pro
lection which may be said to form a
nose upon the face of New England,
remarkable only for the great guam
titles Of sand and fishermen to be
found thereupon.
Hoepatchie had the appearance
that somebody, in fit of insanity,
had wheeled q truck-load of brown
earth from some favored portion of
Massachusetts,, and distributed it as
evenly as possibly over dozen
acres of sand.
Peter Miles house was an ancient
implanted structure, so low that the
winds from the ocean storms passed
over it almost without touching its
shingles, and tiny barn which
sheltered three scrubby COWS and a
mulish-looking yellow horse.
Inside the house a bright fire
blazed in the stone chimney, and the
light flickered over the sanded floor
and the white homespun curtains,
and lighted up the tall old clock in
the corner, which said "Twilight-
twilight-twilight," as plainly as
words could do it.
Over the floor and out to the little
table in the centre of the room Beu
lah fitted like bird, with her blue
dress and white apron futtering about
her.
Her eyes were blue and her hair
was black, and her cheeks looked
bright and smooth as the last red
cloud over the water. She was sing
ing to queer old tune:
II never loved you in my life,
never loved your baby
was compelled against my will
To become your welded lady"
The door opened and there enter
ed man, so tall that another inch
upon his light brown head would
have obliged him to stoop in cross
ing the room. He placed his hat in
the window ledge and came over to
the hearth.
"You seem very happy tonight,
Beulah," he said, by way of greeting.
"Well, / don't know Beulah an
swered evasively. GLOW have things
gone in school today"
"Nicely, as usual"
Looking at him you would have
seen that he would compel life to go
nicely with him.
No more was said by either, but
his deep gray eyes followed her fig
ure till the preparations for supper
were complete.
Then Beulah ran out to the barn
to call her father to the meal.
The old man was sorting potatoes
only you might have mistaken
great many Of them for peanuts as
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1886-07-10

A counter irritant-The lady who
prices everything and buys nothing.
You can't tell by the size OF wo-
mans mouth how many hair-pins it
will hold.
The woman who can stand up in
a street car with smile on her face
deserves a seat.
A woman cannot love man with
her whole heart. She has to reserve
a little of her affection for millinery.
The Woman's Journal is a paper
edited by women for women. The
corset is the editorial waist basket
of that paper.
A woman's club in Philadelphia
boasts of sixty members in good
standing, and yet the popular i'm
preston is that women are opposed
to standing.
When lovely women stoop to CON
quer it is generally for the purpose
of catching up friedrich or fiat iron
to hurl spitefully at her antagonist.
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IN 1<AS VA SAAS >
led the tubers over, forit was getting
too dark to separate them by sight
Not too dark, however, fer Beulah's
bright eyes to see the great tears
that rolled down the old mans nose
and FLASHED upon the door.
what is it, fathcr?' Beulah in.
quired, anxiously.
Nothing much,'' he replied, as he
wiped away the glistening drops with
the back of his rough hand.
"Tell me, father" pleaded little
Bculah, with her arms about his neck.
"Nothin' new, Beulah. You know
the mortgage is about out, an they
amt nothin' topayi it with, and moth
er's so bad that Pm afeared 'twould
kill her to move in this cold weather.
was thinkin' perhaps | could sell
taters enough to pay rent till spring
if you think you won't"
Wont what, father ~
Marry John Mellen.'
Beulah shook her head. "You
know l cannot do that" she said
timidly. 81 have told You so every
time you have spoken of it. | have
told him so too
81 can't see Why said old Peter,
she's worth the most OF any man in
Hoepatchie, an will give me the
deed, fair and square, of this place
the day you marry him."
"But father, he is my cousin and
40 years DID, objected Beulah.
"What of that ? Amt Hoepatche
all cousins! So | don't see who
you can take that's better, an as
for his age, that's nothin'; jest the
prime Of life, you may say
II shall not marry my cousin,
anyway, " said Beulah, resolutely.
"Then you can't marry nobody,
that's sure,p returned the old man,
positively, 'ithout it's the school
MASTER" he added a moment after.
The blood rushed up to Reulahs
temples, but she did not speak.
"You don't mean to marry Dwight
Farnham do you, Beulah ~ her faith
Ell asked, looking at her through the
shadows.
"Why, father, what question y
Beulah cried. "Mr Farnham never
said word to me on the subject.
What made you think of such a
thing ~
"Waal, l dunno; seems to me he's
kinder hangin round. Learnin's a
good thing, Beulah, but it won't
make the pot bile. am if he had mon
ey he'd never spend his time keepin,
school in Hoepatchie.D
"Why, you know he came down
for the benefit Of the salt breezes, be-
cause he he'd been studying too hard.
But that has nothing to do with it,;
rich or poor, he never said word
to me of any such thing" said Beu-
lah.
II amt mean" and the tears com
menced again to run down his nose.
~ amt mean, an / don't want to
lose you, Beulah, but what can / do
about the place ?" asked Peter.
II don't know, father" said Beu-
lah, throwing her arms round his
neck don't fret about it, but come
in and eat your supper while it's
hot. I've been thinking / might go
to Lowell or Manchester and work
in the factory; you know Nancy
Eames earns ever so much there"
"What do you think about it faith
err" asked Beulah, as they .sat be-
fore the fire after supper.
"About what 2"
"Me going to the factory to work."
ooh, said the old man, shaking
his head slowly, "that won't amount
to nothin''; secision's comm on, an
if Georgiana an Albany go out we
shall all be in the suds. They say
there's military enough in Boston
city to lick 'em all in three weeks
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1886-07-10

Somehow, in the mysterious econ
omy Of creation, we are always Civ
en- glimpses Of the woman in the
girl.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-26

ponds solely upon the wife. She is ad-
vised always to have the husbands sup>
per ready and hot 1t seems to be sup
posed that she has married stomach.
and we admit that the stomach appears to
be all there is to some men. She is told to
always have smile for the dear grumbling
wild cat. though his very presence casts
gloom over the sunbeams that play up
on the hearthstone. With such man
there can be no home. We never call the
lair of the wild beast or the menagerle
home. The sunshine that make homes
never laughs IN such places. The flowers
that are warmed into bloom by the
hearts love and painted with beauty By
the warm smile that lights up the faces
about the fireside are what make the diff
ference between home and the outside.
There are no clouds that ever overhang
the home that sunbeams can not pcne-
trate. In the midst of torturIng aff1ic'
| ton, of the icy GOODNESS of an unsympa-
thizlng world that benumbs the soul for
placid current of home love and home
sympathy, that are ever as healing balm
to the wounded spirit or the cheek that is
scorched by grief. Such is home. and it
fills the husband and wife with refiec>
ton of the bright ideal of home that is
the product of faith in Gods promised
land
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-26
Brooms on a Boom

The broom market has taken 4 sudden
and unexpected jump, and is stpi on the
rise BroOms that could be bought a
little while ago for 25 and 30 csbts, now
cost 40 cents, and will cost mox before
they become cheaper. The conf equence
of this extraordinary rise in the price of
brooms is not small crop of bro6mcorn,
but the operation Of corner. For the
past three or four years the crop of
broomcorn has been heavy and the arti,
Gle has almost been drug on the market.
The crop Of 1885 was smaller, many far
mers, who had helped supply the market
becoming Disguised and stopped planting
it. A few shrewd operators secured the
crop and now brooms are better than
wheat The raw material which three
months ago cost $40 or $50 and up to $50
ton. now commands $3.50 or there
abouts Brooms are already wholesaling
at AN advance Of from 81 to 81 40 per
dozen, and the prospects are excellent
that the price will continue to rise until
this years crop is harvested. The de-
mand does not seem 20 suffer particll-
larry on account of the advance, owing
probably to the season of the year.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-26

A chip OF the old block" is a tern
which in a complimentary sense may be
aptly applied to Dr. C. 5. Plummer Jr.,
who has Just covered himself with honor
and glory in his graduation from one OF
the best medical colleges in the country
at the twenty. seventh annual commence
ment exercises of the Chicago Medical col
lege held in the Grand Opera house in Chi
cago last Tuesday, DR.. Plummer received
the alumni prize which entitled him tc
permanent life membership in the alumni
association and first place as inferno in
the Cook county hospital, an honor which
is conferred upon thorough scholars
only. Young Plummer led his class, an
unusually large and brilliant one, anC
the honors which he received are
those which sheer merit and un,
ceasing industry alone Can bring. DR..
Plummer is at present at home with his
parents, Dr. and Mrs S. G. Plummer, in
this city, and reception will be given in
his honor next week. He goes back tt
Chicago Apr II, to assume the position
which he won through his own bril-
lancy. Professional intellect and skill
has been in large measure hereditary il
this case, but the young man has i'm
proved natures gifts.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-26
Duck Hunting.

Mi J. NJ Buford and Hon. p o. Mara
returned last evening from duck hunt.
ing trip. From the amount of game
which they brought back, it was an IN
fortunate bird which came within a gun
shot of ,bem O'Mara beat his Boston
Bay record last summer when his only
game was woodpecker, which he SO
innocently attempted to palm of as an
eagle.
EX- Alderman John Lafrenz returned
from duck shooting expedition in the
vicinity Of Winuebago swamps Henry
county, this morning, aid. John Oil.
weller and Mr. John Re ese are in camp
there, and they keep tie air thick with
flying feathers, so Lsfrdnz says, and he
brought home good proof of this asser,
ton
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-26
Obituary,


Information has been received in the
city of the death, at Eureka Springs,
Ark, Of Mrs. Althea S. Gilruth, aftei
long suffering from pneumonia. She
was born at Maquoketa, Iowa,
Oct. 90. 1874. Was married to
Thomas Gilrulh, formerly of Davenport,
in The fail OF 1868, since which time and
until within two years her residence has
been in Davenport, but during last sum
mer she resided in Rock Island and dur
ing that time cultivated an extensive
acquaintance Her health general v
falling, by the advice of her physicians
she went last October TO Eureka Springs,
hoping that the effects of a change and a
vigorous use of the medicinal springs
would restore her to health But pneu-
monia seized her, and on Sunday, the
2lst, she quietly passed away. Mrs. Gil
ruth leaves father and mother, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ira Simpson, of Maquoketa, a
brother, John Simpson, of Onslow, Jones
county, Iowa, and two daughters-one
married and at Eureka--to mourn her
loss. Mrs. Gilruth was amiable as q
young lady, agreeable and noble in social
life, kind and loving as wife and moth
er, retiring and modest yet true as q
member of the church. Her mother il
accompanying the remains 70 Maquoketa,
the scenes of her childhood, where they
will be laid to rest.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-26
BRlEFLETS.


Dressed turkeys at Lamps.
Fresh dressed turkeys at Hawley's.
Lillian Lewis in TIE Creole" tonight.
Very fine Muscatine island sweet pota>
toes at Lamps.
The dramatic event of the season to
night.
The Central shoe store cannot be exS
celled in good goods and low pricesl
Maj. II. c, Connolly has rented the
Saulpaugh mansion on Moline Avenue for
three years. and will commence tRt occu
pancy of it May l.
The emotional actress, Lillian Lewis, at
| Harper's theatre tonight,
Rabe, Heitherends & Lewis, No. 1915
Second avenue have on hand a co mplcte
stock of the latest designs in wall paper
A beautiful cup saucer and plates with
each box of New Era baking powder al
Hawley's.
Mr.. John Bengston has undergone TIT
painful operation of having tumor re-
moved from the left side of his head
DR.. Plummer perfor med the operation
Insure in the Boylston Insurance Co. o.
Boston, Mass, organized 1872 Assettt
nearly 81 200, 900 Z W. Hurst. agent
Office over Rock Island National Bank.
Mr.. C. c. McIniire has returned from
a pleasure trip to Dodge City and Other
points of interest in Kansas. He is de,
lighted with the county thereabouts.
The Rodman Rifles have received no
tiee to elect successor to CAPTAIN IL. NJ
Abel next Thursday evening", ais tern
expiring then. The boys will retain the
old commander.
The call for the democratic primarie:
and convention is made in another col
umn. The caucuses will be held Monda,
evening, aud the convention Wednesdal
evening.
A telephone WAS put IN the Diam on,
10 Office today-No 1920. \T4e echo o
Lamonts CHEEKY voice, wafNt from III
river is a sure harbinger of carly spring
Some time last night bu rglars attempt
ed to enter the fruit and cigar stand o
the ferry dock on the Davenport side, Blu
were unsuccessful, leaving the marks o
their fruitless endeavor.
Mr., IL. Hoffmaster, formerly in the dr.
goods business in this city, is now con
centrating his interests at Clinton. t
which city he will move his Gencseo an
Anamosa stocks.
John GRANGE has disposed of his restsu
rant and saloon stock and fixtures o.
First avenue and Sixteenth street and lef
last night for Kansas City, where he as
sumes charge of a construction train q
the Hannibal & St Joe road
Tomorrow will be children's day at Tn
museum in the roller rink, and the after
noon matinee will be devoted to the littl
ones especially. The public school chill
dren will have a splendid opportunity t,
see the rare curiosities.
The street and alley committee of tn
city council have invited sealed proposal
| for the filling Of block forty>lhrec in Chi
cago or lower addition to Rock Island, t
be filed in the city clerks office, and wi
} be received until Monday. April ).
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-26

saviGe Johnston's Kansas Land Excursion
Those who have any idea of investing
their savings in the safest of all places
Ian DIS and who want the best lands.
should call and see what | have to offer
before deciding on their plans
| have for sale lands which do not bcar
the profits of several middle>meD, but
which may yet be had at the low prices,
which, in a very few years, will be u
thing of the past. II would be useless
here to attempt to enumerate or describe
| these lands; call and see what | have to
show.
If you wish to sec for Yourself what |
have to sell. shall make such rates of
fare as will enable you to visit these
lands at a merely nominal cost My ex-
cursion of March 10th was only an open
ing wedge, and in the matter of railroad
fares, rs in prices and assortment Oi
lands. | acknowledge no competition.
| For maps of these lands, prices, rail
road fares, and for any information il
these matters, call at my office, ovel
American express office, ARGUS block
Money to loan in sums to suit borrow
er, on GOOD real estate security, from
to per cent interest, long time, liberia
term of payment.
Iowa lands for sale, cheap as ever, aut
as good as were ever put on the market
Terms and prices given on request.
postal card will do as well as letter ant
costs but cent. Write to me for ma ~
etc.
Kansas Are Won farmer Why no
get your own farm while land is chcaI
and terms of payment liberal, better hul
than rent We can show you Kansas Ian,
at no expense to you, if you buy, and /
you don't buy ii costs you only you fare
and that at my special reduced rate.
SAyILLE JOHNSTON.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-26

While returning from the funeral Of
Thomas Colligan yesterday afternoon, {
buggy containing Mr.. and Mrs. Timothy
Sexton was colided with, by double
team from Davenport, driven by reck'
less youth, and the vehicle capsized Mr.
and Mrs. Sexton were thrown to the
ground with considerable force and thu
latter's right arm badly bruised and
scratched. 1t was narrow escape ant
fortunate thing that the accident was
not attended by any more serious results.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-26
FIGHTING A FIRE.
The Way it WAC Done this Mornings
Uselessness OF Rock Islands
Present System.

At 100 this morning there was ter
rife changing of the fire bell in the WideN
awake hose, house, On court house
square. An ARGUS reporter who was in
the vicinity, hurried to the building, sup
posing large portion of the city was in
flames. A youth was pulling away at the
bell rope with all his might and main.
"Where is the fret" said the scribe,
breathless from running.
Don't know" calculated the young
man between the jerks at the bell rope.
know in what part of town it ISL"
Know nothing about it, - said the man
at the rope, Il was told to ring this bell,
and | did it," he said as he let go the
rope in exhaustion, and another young
fellow took his place. BY this time a
crowd had gathered in front of the hose
house and gang of urchins and one or
two men started out of the house with the
cart.
(Which way are you goingY" put in
the scribe again.
Down this way, l guess" said one
who appeared to be the leader, and the
cart was turned west. Il see some smoke
down there" said the leader, and off
started the cart, bound for nobody knew
where.
just at that moment Or. Cowden drove
up. He told the scribe he was going on
a hunt for the fire, and invited him into
his buggy. 1t is unnecessary to state that
the invitation was unhesitatingly and
gratefully accepted. and the doctor think
ing he had not yet done enough for SUI
fering humanity, told the hose cart
urchins that they might wrap their rope
around the aNcl of his buggy if they
would steer the cart.
(Which way shall we go?' qucried the
doctor.
Straight ahead" was the response
The doctor gave his famous flyer the
word, and the way that cart went dOwr
Second avenue was sulhcien, to lead on,
to think there was actually real fire de
partment in Rock Island The pillow
works were reached IN less than three
minutes, but no tlre could be found
There was plenty of smoke, and it cam'
from a fire, but that fire was not OF suci
IA nature as would need the attention 0
the department. Then everybody wen
on hunt for the fire somebody sug
gested that an opera glass would come il
handy Finally some smoke was dscov
cred way out toward Milan, and off wen
the hook and ladder truck which hat
been hitChed to pairof dashing liver
horses in the mcanume-in that direc
ton but the smoke was discovered t,
come from pile of rubbish which Wa
burning with no apparent appearance o
danger. The iremen started back u
town and when within a block of thei
house, they learned that an incipien
blaze on the roof Oh William
Schnell's paint shop, 1StS\ Fourt
avenue, entirely in another part o
town, had been quenched without tn
need of the department. If, however
the fire had been in saw mill, or dis
astrous confagration in the eastern par
of the city, the result would have bee
the same If the city is too poo
to have a paid department Their
should at least be some organized syster
in the present department. that the fire
men and apparatus in the event OF thei
services being in need, may not be foun
remote from the scene as they were thi
morning.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-26

Singleton, alias Mills, who was arrested
by Officer Cary for disturbing the peace
at the rink, the other night was sent up
for nine days by Magistrate Bennett this
morning,
Edward w. Ferguson, arrested yester-
day by Marshal Eckhart for stealing a
shot gun, was held in bonds of $500 by
Justice Bennett yesterday.
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-26

The New York lHoyning JoHardl says
this of Miss Lillian Lewis, the favorite
emotional actress who appears at Har-
psr's theatre tonight:
A new star shed its light on the theat-
rical armament last night in the person Of
Miss Lillian Lewis, who made her metro
poltan debut at Harry Miners popular
little theatre on the Bowery the Peoples
AS Cora, the Creole, in Article AZ, a
piece which has already been made pretty
familiar to New York theatre goers by
Miss Clara Morris fine creation of the
chief part. Miss Lewis is an actress of
fine emotional power and possessing un-
common beauty of face and person, takes
the best advantage of many fine oppOr-
tunties which the part offers. Miss
Lewis will develop into an actress of fine
abilities, for she frequently gave evil
dences of natural gifts, which. if proper
ly encouraged, will in the end accrue to
her advantage. The cast supporting the
star was obviously selected with great
care and attention to the minor detail;
and the ensemble therefore was quite
good
The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-26

Mercer county boasts of a centenaran
William Close, of Millersburg, was born
March 10, 1856, and consequently cele-
brated his 100th birthday week ago
last Saturday. He is enjoying excellent
health, having walked half mile without
assistance the day before his tooth birth
Iuy