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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-05-01

Taffy, he plunged off the dock with
his clothes on. Bilger couldn't swim a
stroke, and. as his head ports were
open, he filled. and would have gone
to the bottom had q native not jumped
in and pulled him out"
Where was this, Cap'n?
"On an island in the South Pacific.
OF course Bilger felt uncomfortable
with his wet clothes on, and as soon as
he got his breath he proceeded to strip,
Taffy helping him. Advent well with
Bilger till he got to his shirt, which
he pulled off over his head in the usual
way. He forgot, however, to unbutton
the cuffs. The cuff of man-of-war
shirt fits tight to the wrist, and is fas-
tened with three horn buttons, sewed
on with waxed thread. So when Bill
ger skinned his shirt off the sleeves
turned wrong side out and clung to
his wrists closer than brother. He
was too drunk to know what was the
matter, SO he got excited. Taffy was
helping him, but he broke away and
went galloping along the beach, howl
ing like a wild man, and waving the
wet, soggy shirt in the air.
"WhenI we reached the dock Taffy
was pursuing the unhappy Bilger. But
as he was short-hauded on fingers and
Bilger's body being wet and slippery
he couldn't hold him. Two or three
Of us started to help Taffy, but he
waved us back said he was sailing
that craft himself and didn't want any
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-05-01

SAMUEL GOMPERS.. lOur udy,
"The labor organizations of this
country are devoted solely to this one
idea. We think we can do one thing at
n time better than multiplicity OF
things. To the end OF obtaining the
eight-hour work day we are concentra-
ting all our energies, all our ability,
and all our intelligence.
"We want the eight-hour day for
several reasons. We want IL because IL
will improve the condition of those en-
ployed and afford employment to thous-
ands now idle. and because IL will give
us time to think. While we arc ac-
complishing this we can consider what
improvement it will be best to next
effect We are doing 1t with the least
possible injurious results to business or
commerce. We do not want TO stop the
wheels OF industry. We want to help
them work more smoothly. We want to
remove instead OF increase friction.
$50 we proceed by degrees. We have
singled out the eight-hour cay as the first
thing to be attained Then we have Sc
lected only one trade for which at first
this improvement must be secured. We
have chosen the carpenters as the first
craft for which TO win this benefit. When
the carpenters shall have won we shall
demand it for the miners and mine
laborers. Then other trades will be
taken up and pushed forward. In this
way the entire change of the industrial
system TO the eight-hour day shall have
been accomplished with the least effect
on the country's business.
"There isno doubt of the success Of
the movement In the American Fed
Grafton Of Labor, to which by common
consent the eight-hour movement is
granted, there are 100000 members.
In the movement besides these there
are moro than enough to bring the force
to 1000. 900 men.
"The movement for the eight-hour
day is on different basis now from its
ST tPPSS in In Sdlsserv Tfahen recruits. New we
have force of cool, trained veterans.
The movement of 1856 was chaotic, dis
intcgrated. unsystematic. To-day it is
methodcal, organized, prepared.
''We have made great advances since
1886. The best of these is that we haye
educated the educated Intelligent men
no longer believe that the adoption OF
the eight-hour day means social and
economic revolution. The unskilled la
borer has not been forgotten. Every
reduction of the hours of labor, every
advance Of wages secured by the skilled
laborer rebounds to the benefit of the
unskilled class just as much as that Of
those for whom these advantages are
ostensibly obtained.
"We will secure the eight-hour day for
the workmen of the worId--not IL it
takes all summer-but II 1t takes the
rest OF our lives"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-05-01
Rrlng Yonr Name Mith You.

Among the well.known servants of a
well-known house in Lewiston is ole
young woman of native "old country"
wit, who never is at loss for an ex-
pedient. She attended a call at the
door the other day, where stranger
presented himself and asked to see the
lady of the house. "What name shall
/ say?' "Mr. Stiltzenheimer, said
he. BEG pardon, SIR" said she.
"Stiltzenheimer," repeated he The
girl hesitated at the name, which was
evidently beyond the intricacies of her
speech, and then, opening the door OF
the parlor, said with laugh: "Step
in, sir, il you please, and-and bring
the name with you. ."-Le,ciston Jour
91nL
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-05-01
CIR RAYIING MICHIGA AN NUMBER

help. So we sat down and waited
while they went ahead with the per-
formance. Up and down the beach
they flew, Bilger in the lead, with
Taffy close behind. Sometimes one
and sometimes both of them we're
standing on the shirt or tearing at it
with tooth and nail. Then Bilger
would break away and lash the trees
with his shirt, in the meantime shrek
ing and frothing at the mouth.
"At last they wore the shirt out and
Bilger was free, except. for pair of
nice, warm flannel bracelets. Then
we tried to load him into the boat, but
he clutched the iron stalchions on
either side of the gang-way and hung
back. He wanted to swim. We hauled
aud jerked, whilo Taffy got behind
and proddcd Bilger with his finger
stumps. This scheme wouldn't work,
so Taffy suddenly grabbed his friend
by the legs and turned him forward
somereault into the bottom of the
boat. Then we started for the ship.
On the way Bilger made a wild break
and got halfway over the side,
but Taffy hauled him back. Then
Taffy laid on his back in the bottom of
the boat and, clasping Bilger around
the middle with both arms, hung
on. But Bilger was so stuck on swim
ming that day that he kept striking out
with hands and feet all the way 10 the
ship.
"On reaching the vessel the swimmer
was hoisted aboard and placed in cell
to cool eff. When sober he was taken
to the mast clad only in his flannel
bracelets. The captain eyed the young
man sternly, and harshly demanded:
"'Well, what have you to say for
youyselfY
"Bilger blushed all over, but bracing
up he threw off graceful salute and
said:
Please, sir, what is the uniform for
to-day?'
"The captain broke down at once and
sent Bilger forward, where he received
the hearty congratulations of the entire
crew."
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-05-01

covers, and he was very polite as well
as religious. Bilger had never seen
a ship before and didn't know bob
stay from spauker brazil, and he al
ways alluded to the vessels hold as the
cellar. But he could quote scripture
by the yard, and what he didn't know
about seamanship he tried to make up
in roliteness. That was his best hold.
When a man isn't good for anything
else he makes big spread on polite
ness or religion and sometimes both.
"Young Bilger's chief duty aboard
the ship was sweeping gangways and
dumping out spit-boxes. Whenever
the boatswain's mate piped, Clean,
sweep down fore an aft, an dump out
all yer spit-boxes,' Bilger would say,
Certainly, with the greatest of pleas
ure. Then he would stack up half a
dozen spittoons and juggle them up
forward, where he would give them
bath. The sailors often guyed him
ABOUT TINS JoD, but ne wonld only
smile and say, we should never
weary of well-doing.' But Bilger
came out strong later on and showed
us that he had the making of sea-
man in him in spite of his milky ways.
"He went ashore one day, dressed in
his best suit of clothes. Sailors have
to wear their best clothes ashore, and
even aboard ship they are compelled
to dress to order. Every morning the
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-05-01
HALSTEAD'S NEW POST.
The Famous Cincinnati Editor to Take
Charge of "a Brooklyn Paper

Charge of n Brooklyn Paper.
New York dispatch: The Brooklyn
Standardization has announced that
Murat Halstead has assumed editorial
management of that paper.
Mr. Halstead was seen by reporter
with reference TO the announcement.
This step, he said, did not indicate a
severance Of his connection with tho
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette. "My
new duties" he continued, twill not in
terfcre with my work of editorial cor
respondence on the Commercial-GaZe
That will go on the same as for some
time past. The facilities afforded by
my editorial connection here will be q
help to my correspondence. Mr.. Rich
ard Smith will be the responsible edit
or-in-chief of the Commerclal-G Gazette,
and shall be responsible for only such
editorial utterances as appear over my
initials. Mr.. Smith and / are working
in entire agreement. There will bo
however, less one-man power on the
Commercial Gazette than heretofore,
The board OF directors will take a
more active share I'm the management
of the paper. The new policy was de
termined upon at the meeting Of the
stockholders last Monday. Ny oldest
son, Marshal Halstead, and A. Hinkle.
an energetic young business man Of
Cincinnati, were elected the new mem
bers Of the board.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-05-01
Rural Notes and Now.
the cellar on mild days.

Air the cellar on mild days. =
Mixed farming is the safest.
Use good seed-plant carefully.
Is your wood house well-lilled?
Fat vegetables require fat land.
Girls, have a-ine show of flowers.
Farm for both profit and pleasure.
Make all tramps work or move on.
Remedy for worry earnest work.
BE gentle with the colts and calves.
Carefully guard against foreign fires.
Raise plenty OF carrots for the horses.
''Plow deep while sluggards Sleep"
Keep the poultry house and yard dry.
Confine the fowls on cold, windy days.
All foods for plants must be soluble to
be available.
DO not remove the mulch from trees
and plants too carly.
Ground bone Is q good fertilizer to put
around trees in setting them.
Docking and castrating may bo done
when the lamb Is week nld.
Give your fruit trees good soil. They
can not feed and thrive Oh nothing.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-05-01
Minor NTen,,o,,.

THE steamer Vanguard has arrived at
Harbor Grace, N. f., with 10000 seals.
Mrs. JOHN SCHUMACHER, 45 years
old, hanged herself in Cleveland, Ohio.
JAY GOULD is said to have invested
largely in beef packing and refrigera-
ting works at Fort Worth, Tex
A MAN arrested in New Mexico as
Pope, the missing cashier of Louisville,
KY, turns out to be another man.
TuE Pope has received 5000 Italian
pilgrims. lie made forcible speech, lin
which he indicted the government.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-05-01

word is passed forward regarding the
uniform to be worn that day. One day
it will be all blue, the next all white,
and then white and blue mixed. When
there is work to be done the order
goes, Hear, there, the uniform for to-
day will be working clothes, and every
body must be dressed alike at quarters.
well, Bilger went ashore with the
liberty party, ard they got him drunk.
1 had charge of the launch that went
in to fetch the party off to the ship.
On the first trip we brought them all
off but two, Bilger and a fireman
named IF IRFifffcKIRaSbiea aaff yWY69llshHap. WY6ll
He was a short, thick, dumpy little
fellow, who always wore trousers in
tended for full-grown man. He
never had the pants altered to fit his
short legs, consequently they looked
like a pair of accordions All his fin
gers were gone at the second joint,
owing to an accident lie met with In
the tire-room They were taking up
the iron deck-plates one day. One of
between the joints. and raised plate
which weighed about 600 pounds.
Taffy was standing on the plate at the
time, and, STOPPING over, he put his
fingers in the crack and began to lift.
But the crowbar slipped, the plate
came down with Taffy standing on il,
and broke his fingers off.
very sad accident" murmured the
lubber.
"Yes. Well, when we got back on
the second trip Taffy and Bilger had
been having a HI of time. They
were both drunk, Bilger having the
biggest load and Taffy was kindly
taking care of him. While we were
away on the first trip Bilger concluded
that it would be good idea to swim
off to the ship-about two miles. So,
:tlo..4 q .....rl Il. liz o.., IL :,
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-05-01
Wayslde Thoughts.

Freedom is lost with too much respon-
sibility and seriousness.
Talk always brightcns up with the
addition OF fresh cracking stick to
tho fire.
A man had better be silent II he can
only say to-day what he VIII stand by
tomorrow.
II is the most difficult thing In the
woi Id to reconcile religious associations
with tho real OK artificial .la,ms 81 socts
lifo
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-05-01
She FoIInwed the Fashion.

Sergeant Bagnet-Yes, my boy, this
old musket's been through three wars
with me. She's changed, though, from
what she was once. She wore powder
when in her prime.
Graudson-The fashion has changed
since then. hasn't it9
Sergeant B.-Yes; and now the old
lady has sxiSen TO wearing caps.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-05-01
SAMUEL GOMPERS TALKS
HIS VIEWS ON THE EIGHT-HOUR
QUESTION.

A Concerted Movement In All Depart
meats of Labor to Bring About a shorter
Day-Other Trades Will Follow the Car
psnters In Demanding Shortening OF
the Hours OF Work.
Chicago dispatch: 1.-THE eight hour
day is the sole idea now being consider
ed by the labor world" said Samuel
Gompers, president OF the American
Federation OF Labor the other day.
SIN tho history of social and econom
ic movements Of the world there has
not been one which received at once
and complete the same sympathy and
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-05-01
SHOULD NOT HAVE FLIRTED.
Fatal End of an Amatory Excursion I'm
dertaken by John Griffen.

New York dispatch: John III. Grif-
fen, tailor. 25 wears OF age, who lives
on the top floor OF the tenement at 10t
Bayard street, was sitting on the roof
when he began a Irritation with some
young women on the roof OF 63 Mott
street. They beckoned him over and he
went up the stairs of 6l Mott street, but
finding that the women were on the ad-
joining roof, he tried to climb across q
picket fenco which runs alon the top Of
the shaft between the houses. Some
one warned him TO be careful, but he
answered that he was alright. Sudden
ly the railing broke when he was half
way across and he fell into the shaft, a
distance of six stories. He was instant
ly killed.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-05-01

support that has been
accorded to the eight
hour movement. 1t
has covered Europe,
and on May | the
working population
OF that continent will
demand t h G eight
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-05-01
FANCY VERSUS FACT.
An Old Sailors Yarn.

Il l. was III your
place, Cap N, L
would keep that lit
tie old we'll worn
Bible as long as 1
lived" said the lub-
Der when the sailor
rounded to in the
usual resort.
" Bible +" echoed
the Cap'n in a puz-
zled voice; " what
Bible is it that you
are talking about 2"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-05-01

The amount of brandy taken by some
men is out Of proportion to the size of
the collie they are entertaining.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1890-05-01

SOCIETY MEETINGS.


NJ. L. CHURCH-Rev. @. 4. HILL Pastor.
Services at 10 30 o'clock a. IN. and 7la pm. Sun
day school ut IL m. Prayer meeting every
Thursday evening at 7i6 o'clock All Grs cor
daily invited 10 attend.
CRAWLING LODGE, No. sSs, r. & A. NJ.
meets in regular communication on Thursday
evening ON CT before the full Of the moon
Transient members are fraternal,y invited k
attend F.F. THATCHER. w. NJ.
A. ID. RoBIET Secretary
MARVIN. POST, No. 2iO @. A. H.. meets the
second Saturday and fourth Friday in each
month. A. J. ROSE. Post Commander.
J. G. HANSON, Adjutanh
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-12-31

Yesterdays Farce at the Polls. aud
the Result
Payne. the .eDsbsses. Nsnssee. Re-
ceises Majority q the vssea Cass-
The Figures.

Yesterdays special election in the
Twenty-nrst senatorial district was pro.
ductive of surprises only to republicans
who worked tooth and toenail to over.
come the results Of q democratic ''still
hunt that never came. The election was
something that democrats. 90 dem-
ocrats. were not in. There was no
reason why democrats should participate,
and they therefore did not. Democrats
rightly maintain that the election was ir>
regular and Illegal. without cause, and
was simply called BY republican COVER
nor to aid the republican party. They
are satis6ed that John A. Wilson has re.
ceived majority over Collins Of the le-
gal votes cast and Is entitled TO the seat.
Democrats had no party organization
whatever In yesterdays contest. and had
no more idea OF still hunt to defeat
Payne than they had Of voting for him.
Yesterdays election will cut no figure
whatever in determining the dis
puted seat. There were many democrats
who voted and those who did 90 pre-
ferr-d to cast their ballots for the Farm
er's Alliance candidate than for Payne
and republication. and did 90. At some
OF the voting precincts as wss the case In
the Fifth aud Third wards here. demo.
Gratis turned out and voted against Payne
and beat him for the mere fun Of the thing
and to scare the republicans-ard they
succeeded. The vote from Yuma,
Payne's own republican town. cannot be
a great source OF pride to the republican
nominee. for it clearly shows that the sis
ter is in bad repute up there on some &C
count.
But to the results. Democrats did not
vote as q party. The Republicans did.
The consequence is.l hat Payne received
majority OF the vote polled. which was
light at that. The folIowirg r.larns have
been received:
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-12-31

F. m h.
That the abdominal cavity i n.ets,,
wifh<its organs; that the liver alone ex-
tends twd-thirds Across Il. and that t,eh,
iacing DEEPLY burrows the liver. sometime-
cutting II In two. q thin membrane alone
connecting the parts; that the full stomach
Is thus often pushed up sgainst a weakened
heart, anc the pelvic organs are 20 crowded
rs TO produce serious and permanent III
That the lack of vitality in many chill
uren, oy which they are rendered peculiar
~ susceptible TO infectious diseases. "A dina
rooms
That child's brain is not I'm a copdis;o,
for study before its seventh wear and ,bss
when child Is precocious there h sper;,l
reason for holding II back IL II IL 10 y.
saved from brain disease, future dulIpe..
or possible imbecility.
That no growing child should fail 70 b.xe
at least nine or ten hours sleep in A well
ventilated room, and that no sleep ia per-
feet with light In the room.
That children under IL should not h nj
lowed the excitements Of evening parties
That children. from the earliest prae-
ticable age, should be trained 20 habif. ~
self control in all directions.
That every mother ought TO make Il n
prime object TO secure and maintain the
fullest confidence OF her children and her
normal influence over them.-Youth,.
Companion.
Quantities in Weights and Measures.
Sixty drops OF liquid make one teaspoon-
full.
Two teaspoonfuis Of liquid make one
dessertspoonful.
Two dessertspoonfuls Of liquid or four
teaspoonfuls make one tablespoonful.
One tablespoonful Of liquid makes one
half ounce
-Four tablespoonfuls Of liquid make one
wineglassful. or two ounces.
gill.
Sixteen tablespoonfuls of liquid make
one-half pint.
Two wineglassfnls Of liquid make one
gill. or one teacupful
One coffeecupful makes ono half pint.
A heapiug quart or four coffeecupfuls
OF -four make a pound
a full tablespoonful OF -four makes one
hall ounce.
TIN eggs make one pound.
O1e pint or two coffeecupfuls OF granu-
lated sugar make one pound.
Two and one-half cupfuls of pulverized
sugar make one pound
One pint Of broken loaf sugar Is one
pound.
One tablespoonful Of butter l. one ounce.
One pint OF soft butter makes one pound.
One cupful OF butter makes one-half
pound.-Good Housekeeping.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-12-31
LOCAL NOTICES.

Go to Holbrook's. Davenport, for car.
pets and silk curtains.
Tenderloin, spare ribs. pigs feet, leaf
leard. etc.. at Gilmore's pork house.
Call and see the hand-carved bed room
suites at Holbrook's. Davenport.
Parlor suites and fancy chairs Of every
description ct Holbrook'E, Davenport.
An elegant assortment of dining tables.
chairs and hat racks 1t Holbrook's. Dsv.
export
A handsome line Of book cases and
cabinets Just received 1t Holbrook's. Dav-
export.
For rubber stamps Of oil kinds 20 TO
the Rock Island Steam Rubber Stamp
Works. 1714 Second avenue.
The Grown restaurant No. 1908 Sec>
ond avenue. is nov ready to furnish you
oysters in every style. A. B. johnson.
proprietor.
e. B. McKoun sells hard wood in
lengths, cut or split; soft coal. lump and
nut, corner Fifteenth street end First
avenue. Telephone 1106.
The St. James hotel. corner Fourth
avenue and Twenty third street u now
open to the public. Those desiring Z
home-like hotel will do well to call. j.
T. Ryan proprietor.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-12-31

Supt. 81. B. Sudlow, of the r. j. & p.
will make his trainmen and yardmen q
New Years gift tomorrow which will be
of the nature Of an agreeable surprise to
them. In token of their long and faith
full service in the roads employ the sal
aries of all passenger and freight conduc-
tors. brakemen. baggagemen. engineers
and firemen, all yardmen and switchmen
win be advanced 10 per cent. This &C.
ton is entirely voluntary on Mr.. Sudlow's
part and win be all the more appreciated
BY the recipients on this account.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-12-31

City Marshal Phil Miller's report for
December. shows the following as the
work Of the police department;
Arrests. Larceny, 8, drunk, 8; larry
ing concealed weapons 1; disorderly ap-
duct. 2; burglary. 1; break of the peace.
1; assault and battery. 5.
State cases. 8.
City cases. 10.
Total number of cases. 81.
Amt of fine collected by Magistrate 4.
C. Wivill. $54 90.
Trsmps lodged. "a.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-12-31


DR.. and Mrs. G. G. Carter entertained
The Club in pleasant progressive euchre
party last ev ening.
C5. Dart. Jr.. entertained thirty couple
Of bis younf friends at his parents pala-
tial home lait evening.
The Yves; End Progressive Euchre
club win me st at the residence of Mira.
". q Know lton tomorrow evening.
Col. J. N Whittemore gave dinner to
ten Of his entlemen friends from Rock
Island and Moline at his residence on the
island last evening.
Miss Fannie 6udlow will receive calls
tomorrow . her home. sos Twentieth
street. assist ID BY the Misses Dart and
hisses Kitiie Gsst Ann Buford, Hope
Curtis. Bess . Lee. Doe NnpS.
tie jackson md AZ
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-12-31

The revivl meeting last night was
well attended, and full OF I'M ~
night there viii be watch meetings.
regular old fashioned watch meeting.
The excercis IS win begin at $50 (iu st An
hour later tn an on other nights) with =
service of song. After that the program
will be as fol lows:
800 o'clock address by Rev. W. g..
Marquis.
$50 o'c,ock address by Rev. G. E.
Taylor.
1000 o'cle ok address bv Rev. j. q. Kerr
1890 Rev. H G. Mar
shall.
HOO !" "Rev.G. W. Cue.
11:30 Rev. e. W. Blise.
These add -esses will be insersper sed
with songs.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-12-31
Bsfsra Pest A,se.,,e,.

An members Of Buford poet 243, @.
A. X. are requested TO meet ct tie pcs,
hall At $50 Friday evening with their
wives. for the purpose OF attending the
installation OF Graham post. Moline. By
order OF
a. G. Harris. Commander.
]. ALEX MONTGOMERY, Adj.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-12-31

z. E. Parmenter, attorney a. Jaw.
Makes collections. loans moneJ and will
attend to any legal business intrusied TO
him. Office, postoflce block. Rock Isl-
and. Ills ds&v1y
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-12-31

AS / intend moving from the city soon,
wish to rent my residence on the corner
OF Twenry>thicd street and Seventh ave-
nue.. Also all of the household furniture
viii be for sac T. r. CARY.