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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-07-03

PrTTsBuRG, July 3 The Plttsburg Steel
Casting company has signed a contract to
furnish some heavy castings for the cruiser
Maine, now building Al the Brooklyn navy
yard Among the pieces to I've cast Is the
stem post one arm OF It is twenty-siN feet
four inches long the other thlTt"an feet ten
inches Vt the widest point II measure,
forty two inches and the thickness through
out VIII lie twelve inches The estimated
weight Of the monster piece u metal, the
largest ever cast in flttshurE, i seventeen
tons II the railroads refuse 10 carry 1t, It
Will have to be ~hlpIs.i by water around 10y
New Orleans The total cost OF the work
Will ba $4,000
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-07-03
nrMocRATIC NATIONAL TICKET.
Democratic Congressional Convention.

Democrats in the several eonntus eomposing
the Eleventh Congressional District are requested
To send delegates TO a Congressional convention
10 be held al Monmouth, Illinois,
WEDNESDAY, July Is. 1888,
at clock p. m, for the purpose Of uomns ting
n candidate for congress and a member Of tht
Board Of Equalization, and to transact such othe,
business be presented for the con-iderat OF
OF the convention.
The several counties in The congress ona) dis
ton, based upon The vote cast for President
Cleveland In 1874. VIZ:
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-07-03

IxDIANAPoLIs, July THIRTY conductors
Of passenger trains have been discharged
from the Rea line system during the past
week. AMI Indications are that more names
are ION the list The onlY Motif 'ati1n given
to each man is a brief note by mail inform
ing him that his services are no longer
needed M explanation or cause i v"uch
safni the recipients Of suCh unwecomc news.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-07-03

PLYMOUTH, Mass, July Sin the superior
court Yesterday Anna NJ Walling and Lillian
NJ Walliug, OF MarShheld convicted OF per
lury IN giving testimony before a ire inquest
with regard to setting fire to their residence
were sentenced respectively to four years
and TO eighteen monthsfn the women prison
at ShprhITU
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-07-03
The Duchess Can No, Go to Court

LONDON, July 3.-The marriage, in New
York, of the duke OF Marlborough created
considerable talk here, and immediately
raised the question whether his grace and his
new wife would be received at court The
question was speedily decided however, by
the unofficial, though none the less authorita
tive announcement that the queen would not
receive them, divorced persons, of whatever
rank, being tabooed by her majesty
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-07-03

READING. Pa. July THE Reading Hard
ware works located along the Henuylkill
river IN this city, were totally destroyed by
fire last night, entailiug loss OF over $3.50,
900 BY midnight the entire structure was IN
ruins A bout 40 men are thrown out of en-.
pIoyment The works will he rebuilt at
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-07-03

lEDIANAPOIIs, Ind, July 3-Mrs. Ids
Alexander, formerly Mrs. Johnson, who Wa,
shot by her divorced husband, Jesse johnson,
Saturday night, will recover The physicians
say that their first opinion Of the character
If the injury was wrong The injury is not
, the spine johnson, on the other aand, is
Is rise, and the chances are against his recov
mosla 1t was D. T. Barrett, of Greencastle
remedy shot in the shoulder during the
when billie
aches, cold.
constipation, ', ,"' T r"'' ,'o's'
60. Co,,,r week day issue from 3 to
1yiup Sunday edition remaining
nai'A y" D is the second reduction il
LII. Zines, the first being from
lroh
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-07-03

and still is very dangerously ill with acute
bronchitis There has been danger of apo
piexy, and the members Of his family feel
de.ply concerned regarding his condition
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-07-03

of @ Id comrades
long separated by
years and distance,
and tie informal As
wtll is formal re
unions II the blue
and the gray The
Confederates nave
teen moving on the
ON II m greater
uuIuUers than be
/, fore Governor Cor
! on OF Georgia and
q, vernon FIT Hugh
Lee, Of Virginia
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-07-03
Blue and Gray Day..
Enemies of '63 Greet Each
Other, Comrades All.
HEARTY REUNION AT GETTYSBURG.

Grand Army Boys Gather with Those
Whose Charges They Met Twenty Five
Wears Ago Eloquent SPEECH by Gen.
Gordon Prominent IN Cuniederates
Join in the Annivcr>ary-> and
Inngstreet Embrace Incidents
G4rrysBURG, Pa, July Yesterday
was devoted IT, the dedication OF monuments.
the neetipr of corps societies, the meeting OF
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-07-03

P.rTsBURG, July 3.-The Union iron works
of Carnegie, Phipps & Co, of this city,
employing about :, go men, has signed the
scale of the Amalgamated Iron and Steel
association.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-07-03

NEW YORK, July "A member Of the
Young Mems Democratic club, oil Brooklyn
states that Thurman has promised to speak
i'll Brooklyn early in the campaign.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-07-03
Owe About Half a Million.

NEW YORK, July 3,-Seligman, May &
Co, dealers in boys clothiuT have assigned
Liabilities estimated at S3OU,000 to $500, 900
assets large, but not yet asccrtained.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-07-03

Swarms Of Chinese are landing IN Brit
ish Columbia and stealing across the
border into the United St'tes
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-07-03
ANNOUNCEMENT.

hereby announce myself ~ m independent
candidate for the office OF States Attorney.
NJ VI. CuRBETT.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-07-03

BY order of The Democratic Congrr--ioual Com
mi te, OF the Eleventh congressional district Of
illinois D P PHElP s, Chairman.
Monmouth M june ~ 1Sss
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-07-03

WASHINGTON CITY, July 3.-The senate
has confirmed James Il. jenkins to he judge
for the eastern district Of Wisconsin FL
mnnds, from the judiciary committee, re
ported without recommendation the appoint
ment of NJ " Fuller to he chief Justice The
reason Republicans give for Withholding the
Endorsement of recommendation Is that Mr.
fulier's emlnence rs a lawyer does not war
rant them in ndorsing his nomination
Bent County register., 1888-04-14
The Old Mans Ghost.

several days ago, says the Gazette, cele-
Grated splritaalist came to Little Rock and
sta'eu tlat before giving an entertainment
he "oulu give seance, where any member
ot small invited circle could call up the
slhtits ol their friends and converse with
tneh- ny mistake u man from down the
river was admitted; man whose violence
Monid not place his spirit above par in the
spuI market. After listening awhile to
tapping, hornblowing, and guaze veil mate
riallzItion, the man arose and said:
Nay. Cap n, whar $ the old man ghost ?,
What old man. - asked the medium.
rp7 MN
What is his namepr
Tom Beals; call him mn
i don't think we are in communication
with him tonight
What the matter; wire down?-
No, the old gentleman is OF on a yisit.r
Now, here, just shut up your wardrobe
and turn out your light. Ii you don give
the cid man ghost show, the thing shant
run"
Wait I'll see if he'll come said the
Piritualist. If he raps three times he is
willing; If only once he has other engage
ments.r
shatp rap sounded. lie is not willing,
continued the spiritualist
Now. here" said the best man, athat
wasn't my oil mans knock. Why, ef he'd
hit that table he'd sp,intered it. Call him
up, and then drawing a revolver the aifec-
ttonate son cast II severe look at the me-
hium.
To tell the truth, can't call him upn
Tell him l want to see him. That1l
fetch him
NO. he won't come but beg you to
be patient. Wait; ali he will come pres
cntly. He is here and desires to talk with
you. He is perfectly happy, and says he
longs for the time when you will be with
him. He is one of the rulers in the spirit
lnd.r
"Cap'n, you are the iniernalist liar in Ar
kansas.
Why so, sir?'
Because the old man is in the city pris
on, drunk as 4 fool
Bent County register., 1888-04-14
Ancient Memphis.

Memphis was one of the oldest of tn,
worlds great cities. II wis built on the
bLnks Of the Nile when all Europe was i
slva:e wilderness, and its inhabitants bar
hsIrians living in huts and caves The
great city grew up under the rule of the
Pharaohs to be u scene of busy trade, al
most rs thickly populated US Londcn or
New York. To-day its site can scarccl
be traced But four thousand years ag
Memphis was n cry of palaces and topples
Pharaoh was lodged more splendilly thar
Louis XIV, and Cheops provided himself
with the most magnificent of tombs- Ont
Of the Memphian temples is thus described: !:
He seemed to be in Memphis, his native
city and entering the temple OF Isis, saw
it shining with the splendor of a thousand
lighted lamps; all the avenues of the
temple were crowded with people, and re-
sounded with the noise OF the passing
lhrong" The inner shrine WIS supposed
70 be the residence of the goddess. To
Memphis, perhaps, came Joseph, the gem
tie Jew, to become the ruler OF the land.
There came his brethren and the Israel
ties, to buy corn Here til; Jews passed
their four centuries oil captivity from its
palaces they bore of the jewels and gold
of the Egyptians; from its memorable
shore they set out on their march; from
the gttes of Memphis the furious Pha-
raoh followed with chariot and horse, to
perish in the treacherous sea.
Nowhere can be found more striking in
cidents than are connected with this desc
late narrow part of the shore of the Nile.
Moses, perhaps, hoated in his basket near
by, and won his life with the smile of in
fancy, always irresistible 1t was the scene
of the plaques, of the terrible darkness, of
the years of plenty and the years OF want.
1t tlourished in splendor and wealth for u
period that makes the ages OF most cities
seem trivial. New York is not more than
25O years old, London about 800; Mem
phis flourished for more than 5000 years.
It has passed away, but one of its labors
can never apparently perish. Cheops, one
of the Memphiun Kings, built the largest
of the pyramids, and near it are several
others not much less in size. A pyramid
was no doubt a royal tomb. Various ex-
plantations have been given of the origin
and purpose of these wonderful buildings
Some suppose them intended for nstronom
ical purposes; Others suggest that they
were designed TO mark the dimensions OF
an inch, and fix the system oil computing
distances. But history and tradition as
nert that they We're the tombs of the Mem
phian Kings.-Harpers Young People.
Bent County register., 1888-04-14

Envy is n passion so full of cow
ardicc and shame, that none have the
confidence to own it.
A true and faithful friend is a liv-
ing treasure, a comfort in solitude,
and sanctuary in distress.
Lifc is battle. From its earliest
dawn to its latest breath, we are
with something.
The proper way to check slander
ia to despisc it; attempt to oyertake
it and refute 1t, and i: will outrun
you.
The rule for gracefulness is in one
word nature. Whatever is done in
an unaffected manner is done well.
Bent County register., 1888-04-14
Put Him to work.

The tramp is becoming = very
common object in this community.
and unless something Is done to i'm
press upon him the fact that he is
not wanted, he will in a very short
time become an intolerable nuisance.
lie dismounts from the trains in
gangs of from four to . dozen. He
tolls not, neither does he spin, vet
his fragrance is louder than the Iily
of the valley. The fact that he new.
er approaches work is not conclusive
evidence that he is afraid of it. al.
though he prefers begging and steal.
ing to tussle with it. Manual Ia
Dor breaks his heart. Establish
chain gang for him, and every time
he makes his appearance put him on
the stone pile or to work on tn.
streets, and he will soon give the
town wide berth. Allow him to
roam at his own sweet will, and the
city will soon be overrun by HIM.
Let us have chain gang. If the
Jail and calaboose won't hold him
build a corral for him, but by all
means make him useful. These few
words are respectfully dedi..ated to
the effieers.-Garden City Sentinel.
Bent County register., 1888-04-14
The Chicago Iuter-Ocean say

The Chicago Inter-Ocean says:
'Small stores near large advertisers
in Chicago rent for nearly double
the price of those two or three squares
away. A merchant that advertises
is the common benefactor of all his
neiglbors, and we might say to the
entire city, for a city that does not
advertise, would be voted dead by
millions outside" The same is as
true of Topeka and other cities AS of
Chicago. A comparison of the rem
ting prices of store rooms near large
advertisers with those some distance
away will provo it.
Bent County register., 1888-04-14

In his speech before the mmirra-
ton Convention last Thursday, Cen
eral r. a. Cameron, one of the foun-
ders of the town of Greeley. and
now immigration agent for the Den
yer, Texas & Fort Worth railway,
said: "The question with State or
nation If, lave you anything 10
sell; if so, shall you hide 1t under a
hushel?' Colorado has to-day 3Oo,-
900 population we ought in fyc
years to make 1t 100000. 1t is our
duty to do it; it is little less than
criminal to neglect this important
matter. What have we got to sell?
We have got what no other people
have-scenery. The railroad com
panies have advertised it for MS; We
ought to supplement their action.
We ought to have an income of 500.
100000 a year from tourists. Switz.
erland receives S25 ,O0O,0 900 per an.
nun. and 1t hasn't crumb compared
to us. 1t is estimated that 100000
people die every year with copsump
tion; they ought to come here; there
are 100000 more that don't die; they
ought to come by all means There
ought to be in ten years % 1000, ,0oC
people come to Colorado; tha, woulG
fill us up pretty well bnt they oueh
to come. Here is a retreat from pain
suffering, sorrow and ultinatel,
death Denref -Iocrnal of CON
l'.erce.
Bent County register., 1888-04-14
Down N the Trusts.

The formation of "rrust." all over
the country Is an evil, which. If not
soon checked. will cause the greatest
uprising of the laboring people of
the United States that has been since
the days of slavery. These "trustsn
are the most gigantic steals that
have ever been maturcd in Freedoms
>oil. They are ruiDous to the very
existence of a Republic; they rob
not the rich, but the poor. The me-
chanic, the employed in nearly every
line of business or manufacture il
forced to submit TO the outrages
practiced by these "Trusts." There
are Sugar Trusts, Stove Trusts, lion
and Steel Trusts, Cattle Trusts, Barb
ed Wire Trusts, Paper Trusts, Oil
Trusts, Furniture Trusts, and even n
"Coffin Trust" These are organized
for the purpose of "regulating the
supply" of the several necessities
which they manufacture. Their aim
is to make their stock pay a dividend
of from 100 to 900 per cent by the
system of "rceulation" which they
practice. They are not organized
for the benefit of the people. No in
Iced. they exist only as corporations
to rob the people and fill the pockets
of the favored few who possess
stock IN the concern. These Trusts
bny Juries, Judge and entire legisla.
tive bodies when necessary to secure
favorable laws for their own prosper.
ity and p-rpetuity. They combine
for the purpose OF power and they
have succeeded in making themselves
u power almost beyond the control
of the government. The political
party which first strang!es these vi
porous combines, which prevents
their formation and aspiration will
accomplish more than has been yet
done by Congress for years. If
these stup"ndous ,aonopolies canno,
be controlled by congressman which
we have, every farmer, every labor
er, mechanic and employe in the
land should consider the ballot bo,
as his remedy and east his vote for s
representative who is pledged to Kill
the trusts.-Dcnver Journal of Com
mere.
Bent County register., 1888-04-14

There will be no section of mid
continent where farming need be re-
duced to science SO much as in
eastern Colorado, IN the ''rain. belt"
1t possibly will never be great
grain growing section, but that fact
need not detract from its ultimate
prosperity. In many sections of the
east where good people have been
raised and educated they had no
broad acres to grow whrat and corn
TO compete with the producers of the
world, but by mixed farming-such
rs must be done in the rain-bclt-
they have prospered for generations.
In New England the farmer keeps
one or more cows. according to his
needs. He has his own milk and
cream and makes butter to sell. He
raises innumerahle chickens and tur-
keys, TINS furnishing his family with
eggs and meat and still derives
revenue from their sale. He has a
few acres of potatoes, Il haf-acre of
beets and an acre or two in other
garden truck. He grows few big
sheep, few well bred cattle and
some roadster colts, and all through
the cycle of the year has something
to sell. Then again. the remainder
of his farm il not all devoted to
wheat, but on the contrary there are
separate fields, planted in wheat. corn,
oats and barley with still another
tract sown for pasture. 1t does not
stand TO reason that the market for
every article which he raises will be
low at the same time, and if he can
not make money on his wheat and
barley, he can on his corn and oats,
or vice versa. But the main point is,
that he has raised nearly everything
on his farm that is necessary for h,s
family to live on during the year,
and when the farming year is over,
eS en- If he makes almost nothing on
his grain, still he is not in debt
everywhere for food. The man who
lives the next decade of years will
see a happy prosperous people III
eastern Colorado. Big wheat fields
are not necessary to happiness, nor
grea, corr fields are not an indica-
ilpa q Lpuvcr
Field and Farm
Bent County register., 1888-04-14

1t has been discovered that IN
some township of this county there
is an old and incorrect survey, due
either to the neglect or maliciousness
of the surveyors. The mistake throws
the inter sections of the townships
one hundred and eighty-fve and a
half rods too far east and about the
same variation from the south lines
of the townships. Md. Don. E..
Sears, who has had large practical
experience in surveying Government
Ian Is, has been investigating the
trouble in 1914. He finds the sec
ton and half section lines running
north south as stated. Settlers should
remember this fact in locating their
corners before making builded loca-
tons or plowing on claims.-Ghpy-
enne Wells Gazette.
Bent County register., 1888-04-14
REWARD!

Orr,cE or BOARD OF COUNTY Con-
nrssloSRRs OF BENT CovNTY.
Las Animas, January 18th, 1888.
A reward of s2,5Oo will be given
for the arrest and conviction of the
person or persons who set fire to the
building known as the Bent county
court house on the night of January
9th. Or reward of 5000 for infor,
nation that will lead TO the appre'
hension of the criminal.
BY order of the Board.
G.. NJ. HAIL,
County Clerk.
Bent County register., 1888-04-14

The range cattle owners in con
ven'ion the other day at Denver ad.
mitted that the plow had superseded
the branding iron and that the bet.
ter breeds of cattle were crowding
the scrubs and the broad horns. They
recommended that every cow-owner
should hasten to become a granger
and plant grass for hay. Field and
Farm.
Bent County register., 1888-04-14

When we look upon the buffalo's
head mounted upon the office wall
we realize that the noble animals are
almost extinct and that the broad
prairies where it once roamed in
countless numbers is now given over
to the boomer, the liar, the bill col
lector and a few others
kans. Mercury.
Bent County register., 1888-04-14

Texas is not country tor potato
growing. Colorado is. Since the
completion of the Denver Texas d
Gulf road an outlet has been made
for our surplus potato crop. The
farmer should have an eye to this
fact -Denver Field and Farm.
Bent County register., 1888-04-14
G.. NJ. HAIL,
County Clerk.

Remeber you can get the New
York Weekly Tribune one of the
best papers in America and the Rec
,srrR for two dollars aud twenty-five
.,., ra.sh u Il.
Bent County register., 1888-04-14

The girl who works-God bless
her. She is brave and active. She
is not too proud to earn her own llv-
ing, nor ashamed to be caught at her
daily task. She is studions, pains
taking and patient. She smiles at
you from behind the counter or desk.
There is memory sown into each
silken gown. She is like a young
mountaineer already far up the hill,
and the sight of her should be fine
inspiration to us all 1t is an honor
to know this girl-to be worthy of
her regard. Her hands may be
stained with factory grease or print
ers ink, but it is an honest hand and
a helping one. 1t stays misfortune
from many homes. 1t is the shield
that protects many folorn little
family from the aims house and the
asylum.-Hastings, [Ia.l Labor.
At the Immigration Convention
last Thursday reported the following
names with the recommendation that
they constitute the proposed Bureau
of Immigration for Colorado:
Pres.-Donald Fletcher of Arapa-
hoe.
Sec'y.-W. E. pabor of Fremont.
Treas.--J. P. Maxwell of Boulder.
Firsl e-Pres.-Geo. w. Cook
of Lake.
Second vice-Pres. Mr.. Lock of
Pueblo.
Third yice-Pres.-C. w. Aldr,ch
of Rio Grande.
Fourth Vice-Pres.-J. H. Wood
gate Of Delta.
Commissioner of Immigration
NJ. J. Lawrence of Arapahoe.
An amendment was offered that
no employe of railroad or land cor
poration should become an employe
of this Board of Immigration:
adopted.
The report of the committee was
then adopted, after which the con-
vention adjourned subject to the call
of the Chairmap.- Journal
of Commerce.
Bent County register., 1888-04-14

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Bent County register., 1888-04-14
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Bent County register., 1888-04-14
]! 'E!'HpIILz IS MI 4

TIE COMING METROPOLIS OF NORTH EASTERN NEW
MtNICO.
A DIAMOND IN THE C0RONET OF WESTERN
The Red Cloud chief., 1888-09-14
BLAINE ON RETALIATION.
He Thinks Every Thing Should I:r Pos,
DOnetl Until After the Election.

He Thinks Every Thing Should I:r Post.
ponesl Cn:i! After the Election.
New YORK, Sept. the HdH cat IT.
press correspondent at Ellsworth. Me-. has
obtained Nj. Biaine's view on tbs fishery
policy as follows: '.Th: fishing srcsor :
over. Nearly all the American vessel,
have returned and Canada Will h1vs none
to operate upon until che summer ofHt>N,.
In the meantime ai.y thing she aaav or
NAV not do is a matter of supreme indif-
ference to the fishermen: therefor. il i
better not to clOthe the present President
with any additional powers, since b. has
shown his utter incompetency u deal with
the general subject, but ist him carry
out the present law Al he IN bound
to do and and this alone may bring
Canada to her enseS and s-c're III
justice at her hands. For Republican.
to vote for the bill reported by Mr. Bel
mOnt'S committee in the House world be a
confession by them that the President'Sre re-
fusal to carry out the law was justified
and would put = power in his hands which
he would WELD for partisan purposes. In
Is much better to let the matter lie over till
thenew Administration shall come in, which
will be better prepared to handle the mat
ter free from the excitements of our pend
ing political contests and in ample time to
protect every interest. To allow the pres
cnt row to stop the export business of AN
ada through the United States would seri-
Ously interfere with several of our trans
pOrtatiOn lines, especially those leading 10
Portland and correspondingly depress the
entire III of that port. 1t would
also afford Canada u pretext for increas-
ing her demands in retaliation for ,ucl.
inhibition and render more difficult thu
general settlement by negotiation. The
rights of the Pacific coast should also be
RENTED to the new Administrators"