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Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-13

E II. Buck of the railway mail service
returned this morning from an interest
ing trip. involving q novel experience.
Mr.. Buck was fortunate enough to be
one of the mail agents assigned to SER
vice on the government gold special
which recently ran through from San
Francisco to New York. The train con-
sisted of four cars, on which were 40 men,
and conveyed $4,000 900 worth of gold
and currency, transferred from the sub
treasury at Frisco TO that at the metro
polls in the east. Incidentally Mr.. Buck
visited San lose. Boston, Niagara Falls
and other places of interest while away.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-13
The mocrutic Caucu-e-

Elsewhere appears call OF Chair
man Wheelsn, of the democratic CITY
committee, for the ward csucuses to be
held Monday evening, Aug. %, TO. select
delegates to the democratic county con-
vention two days later, Mr.. Whcelan
also makes sn excellent suggestion which
will likely be readily responded to that s
democratic ward club be formed in each
voting place on the evening of the eau
cuses.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-13
Boston Store. De

Boston Store, Davenport.
Just received a beautiful assortment of
black and colored silks and trimmings,
which have been placed on sale at very
low prices Excellent values in silks.
HARMED, PURsEL & VoNNAUR
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-13

The Rockford Hustlers treated our
boys to another defeat yesterday. in q
heavy hitting game by score of 9 TO 4
Collins was in the box for the locals,
while Underwood oficiated in like CO
pacity for the Rockfords. This makes
three games out of four taken by the
boys at Socktown, and the home team
ing today's game at home and tomor-
rows also. The management has de-
cided TO give benefit game in the near
future in order to give those chance to
assist in maintaining the team who have
not felt able to tsse stock in the club. Il
is good idea and doubtless the public
will show its appreciation of the team at
the head OF the list by contributing 'i5er>
ally for tickets. The following S yester
days summary:
no.ste,s. 80 5$3s %
Rock Isisnd-woliue. 0 0 0 O. !
Bstteriss-Cnderwooda and SNYDER; Collins and
Sage Errors-Ro- k,ord. S; Rock Island Moline,
:. Earned runs Rockford. 3; Rock ISlsnd-ao
me- ! Rlt=IRockford II; k2e> Island; Aol x
ton O'Day- Three-base hit-Niller- Home
run - &c der Ood- CaLnplOl. Parsed bAl-SEy-
der Wild piteh-Underwood- Time 90
OVER THE NETTING,
Rockford today and tomorrow.
Cunningham and King will probably
do bloody battle in todsy's game.
TRULY has esrned another ease of life
with Rockford By hitting the ball hard
The Hustlers scared our boys in the
beginning OF the game yesterday and
kept the lead they gained.
RYAN AND FARMER" BURNS.
John Gipson today mede definite ar
raugements whereby he hiss backed
Tommy Ryan to meet an unknown st In
de pendence, Iowa, and Farmer" Burns
20 meet another unknown in wres sting
bout at the same time. The meeting will
take place on either August 31st or Sep.
1st st the time when Independence will
be crowded with sports from al sections
of the country. Ryan is also billed for a
10-round go with Art Flint, Of St.
Louis. on the 18TH inst at Omaha.
Sheppard, the Minneapolis Mascot"
is still in training here, and it is ex
pected that 10 Flsnerty will come down
from Chicago tonight. snd meeting will
then possibly be arranged.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-13

Coughing leads to consumption.
Kemp's Balsam will stop the cough at
once.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-13

Success depends upon the liberal pst>
ronsge of printing offices. ''-Astor.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-13
How TO Read

How to Read
your doctors prescriptions. Send three
2-cent stamps, to pay postage, and re-
ceive DR. Kaufman's great treatise on
diseases; illustrated IN colors; it gives
their signs and authorizations. Address
A. P. Ordway s Co, Boston. Mass.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-13

To Whom 1t May Concern.
All persons who paid Max Berkson
money yesterday on bills purportiug to
be from me, are requested to let me
know at once. Z. c. HOPPE
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-08-13
LEADING THE LEAGUE.
The Rock Island MOlines Holding
First Place by a Scratch
Testeraay's Game Lost at Rockford.
but the Home Team il stilI AT
the Top Gibson MAS
More Matches-NoVrs

The following is the correct standing
Of the clubs TODAY.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-12-22

now as we go ~. Ao huvmo INC alt,
will merely wonder what am about"
AS they We're swinging inshore by a
raft of decaying logs suppressed voice
called to them:
John! Its Fred, and it's all right.
You slip off here and cut for the side
gate. Harry is there and Nina"
Nov, Prescott" said Will, Its 10
O'clock and give you until midnight.
Goodby."
1t was long walk. Will never for
got those two hours alone on the great
river at night. All sorts of doubts and
miSgivings came crowding into his mind
as he listened to the mysterious noises
of the night and the river. a bright
constellation which he had watched at
home seemed like the visit of friend.
as it came wheeling into sight over the
hill. 1t cheered him not little. but it
was marching westward rapidly before
the paroled prisoner returned.
"Ninas cedar skiff is just here" Pres
colt explained, as he came out promptly
on time. 1T is loaded with all need
for my journey. She has planned for
ever" vi Il Won need only 90 half
nermvst CROWN was now composed or
tall young trees, but the thicket terraced
down until near the water there was
none but low thick bushes of last years;
growth. A long tongue of sand extended.
like the tail of comet down the river.
Upon this the boys beached the boat,
and then stretched their legs on the soft,
warm sand.
"Tze skeered er dis yer Towhead,"
said George. Hits haunted. A ole
tlatboat mau useter live up in yander,.
where yoU dat black spot 'mon'st az
trees. De g. nat washed agroun one
night i'll hi water, an de old man neb-
Der made no monstOus tempt fer to git
out. lie WAS onyociable like, an liked
disse'f mighty well He live yer kinder
quiet, an folks done got de notion dat
he hab heaps er money. An one night
somebody done kill i'm an TUX all he
he'd. Since dat time his ghos' done
walk dis Towhead. Only jes' yisterd'y
Unc' Jake lowed he done seen dat ole
ghos' an he lowed he gwine come yer
way Will me- DSuHllS' louI uuIy W.
be done then Strike directly acros
and miss your picket. We can max
the Towhead by hard pull on the other
side-at least can"
At daylight Will was in his fathers
room again
sis it all right, WHIP
"All right, father, and am not sorry
went
The talk of the town found the com
mandant's boys intimacy with the Pres
colts nine days wonder, and scoffed
not little at the Prescott boys. But
the intimacy continued, to the secret
amazement of Colonel Denning, and in
after years ripened into the friendship
of lifetime.-Mary Stewart i'll Youth
Companion.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-12-22

had in mi ....A d very delicate
and dif.c7 e .a..r.galc. That
he. the d Of the commander,
should at, ID smn rrlr .,tn enemy
inside the .,.'s vs. mo- G-at mater.
The though { II rested po, lightly on
his console. r..a J. .S,a, 90 aid the
poor fellow e.. - l,la..t Ia S'' his dv-
ing mother .,"ld have rested more
heavily still
AT any re lie mcuuj ID don't. and
by the time 's!:iE tuu,hn1 nu;o,l at
her landing ms pan wu~ g.. . Max
ing a careful survey OF the llaim-, and
noting the shortest rouJe u-t O The
open water. he dismissed h.S companion
without ceremony. a few minutes
walk brought him to the biz white gate
of The Garden He summoned up all
his courage and dignity and marched
through the magnolia avenue.
His appearance was greeted with a
CONSERVATION that was far from pleas
ing. His request to see Miss Prescott
in private for few moments seemed to
freeze with terror the black maid in
waiting, but after brief delay he WAS
shown into bright, tlowery iItlle room,
which had delightfully."- feminine and
welcome look to eyes long used ~ camp
life.
But the slender girl who met INN with
the air of an offended duchess had no
welcome in her look. ner manner was
sauly GhiiiinS' Zen minutes latter now
ever she ""H noiii,iS MS ''"hd a' 'he
oo"r anu lying MI ''''.' : heVe!,
never can IMAM" you '""",i Il you VIII
10 InlS' M'"''iia IS " noe oc''er' anu
would 90 h'r more E"od IMAM nr"IrIhe
Will wait al lhe SIDE gar" i.t HiIh' ana
he shall leave before DAY h-aD
lhere Wer" a lew more ""il.tu qneS'
tlohs anu r'lLleS' ana lheh VIII was
cilmolhS the hlll |" sui more 0'IIlc"lI
interview. A night pass was not an easy
thing for which to ask his father, but lie
could not leave the fort without 1t. The
colonel was very quiet and somewhat
stern man, and VIII knew that the best
way was the straightforward one. lie
made his request IN the teweSt words.
lam aim IA man, father, he SAID.
after he had made his request, land
want Won to trust me now. as yOu have
always done in small matters. lr,O1t
tell you about it now bat am dong
nothing wrOrE. | am Only hcIrHr a
poor fellow IN great trol DE I .uow
my mot .cr wOuId with me uduI,.
Il don't uUu,, the csc, li"ucr OF your
intentions. WEI" said his I..-.'r You
can be f.. . know: hu. .".' vuu sure
' r. hr,r .- not t., m,..r of your
Lead in l.-, .... ter. ...I VII get you
into some =, r*Da."
Il give yuu uy word Of honor. SIT
that in NV circumstances U"uevp you
would do Just what wish to Co.,
Then here are your lIDrrS. and re-
member it is the commander of the fort
as well as your father who trusts you.
Every leaf in the old cottonwood on
the bank seemed to culver as Will
started on his lonely trip. The green
band of light above the horizon had
quite died away. and the river seemed
blacker than the night. Things which
were plain enough bv davli. hit appeared
mysterious and fearful now. and every
huge black shallow ground the boat
seemed to contain an enemy.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-12-22
Planter MnIf's Why.

A year ago Planter Wolf, of Knox
VILE, Ark, had an arm pulled off while
showing a negro how to operate cotton
gin. Yesterday he was instructing an
other negro and lost his other arm. Mr..
VOLTS instruction is now at an end, as
he is out of arms. But then Mr.. VOLTS
way of operating cotton gins was not u
good one. - Pittsburg ChrOnicle-Tele-
graph.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-12-22

1T is always best" says the
Troy Press, to conduct paper up
on the assumption that its readers
are intelligent. In truth, that is
the way to secure and retain intel
ligent readers. The Press prefaced
the above bit of good sense by a
reference to the exceptional yet
growing number of newspapers
which believe that fidelity to truth
and a sense of obligation to their
readers should outweigh every par
tisan purpose "
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-12-22

One of the leading magazines
lately surprised advertisers, if not
the public, by coming out with
big double column announcement
i'll the newspapers, not of the liter
airy featueres in its holiday issue,
but of the advertisements. A list
ofeighty nine articles was catalogu-
ed with the simple caption:
READERS who are perpleXed to de-
eide what to give for Christmas
should look over our advertising
pages for particulars, with prices
of many suitable articles. " This
strikes us as being a good idea,
whether or not 1t was done with a
view to the effect it might have up
on its own advertisers.
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1892-11-30
FACTS FOR FARMERS.

If you have small spraying machine
use it TO spray the hen house with ker.
oSene.
More birds are destroyed and the
young killed in the nest and on the
ground by family eats than from any
other cause.
THE best of all insecticides, and per-
hups the most expensive, however, is
made by tiltering one gallon of kero-
sene through one and one-half pounds
of pyrethrum (insect POWDER. 1t is
death to all kinds of insects and para.
sites.
MANY fruits ripen best where they
grow, but not so with pears, and par
ticularly summer pears. They attain
their richest colors and their finest
flavor by being gathered while yet
hard and laid away in the house for q
weed or ten days.
Corn fodder is Il valuable crop, al
though neglected, much of 1t being al,
lowed to waste in the fields. An acre
of corn fodder contains twice as much
digestible matter as an acre of clover
or timothy, and it will give excellent
results ii kept in a bright and clean
condition.
THE eggs of the ox-pot are attached
so the hair, particularly to the fanks
and to the legs near the heels. They
are then taken into the stomach by the
cattle when they lick themselves, and
here they are Matched into larvie or
grubs, which fasten themselves to the
walls of the sto mach
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1892-11-30
EARTHQUAKE WAVES.
A Terrible Accompaniment of the Shaking
of Ocean Beds.

While we usually think of Garth
quakes as taking place on land, they do,
indeed, occur with equal devastation in
the ocean. That point in the earth at
which the explosion or breaking takes
place is called the earthquake-focus;
and from it what are known as earth
quake waves pass to the surface. What
do these earthquake waves resemble?
Take basin full of water, and dip a
glass tube in it. Blow through the
tube and you will see bubbles rising to
the surface, and circular waves passing
out. The disturbance at the bottom OF
the basin corresponds with the eXplo-
sion or swapping of the crust at the
earthquake focus, with this difference
that instead of water waves, the latter
produces earth waves, passing through
the ground When the city of Lisbon,
Portugal, was destroyed, the earth
quake took place in the bottom of the
sea, fifty miles west of the city. Yet 1t
so agitated the water that a wave sixty
feet high dashed over Lisbon, destroy
ing it and its inhabitants in the space
of six minutes, Another earthquake,
occurring just off the coast of Peru,
made such gigantic wave that large
vessel was thrown several miles inland.
These are called earthquake waves.
They are the largest known waves, and
are caused by the heaving and rocking
of the bed of the sea. In deep water
such waves are not very high, but their
motion extends far down into the ocean.
When they reach shallower water, how
ever, they heap up like gigantic wall,
and, with a force more terrible than
fire or sword, they sweep on, bearing
destruction with them. Huge ships are
tossed like straws far inland, or mingle
, their ruin with that of harbor town -
Frederick d. Chester, in St. Nicholas
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1892-11-30
FIG. l..

not insist on the prohibition of rail-
roads, although these cause more than
hundred times as many accidents of a
more formidable character.
Barb fences may be constructed SO
as to avoid the danger of accidents,
and at the same time retain their eff
cheney.
Fig. represents the most dangerous
form OF tie fence, consisting of several
wires stretched from post to post and
nothing else visible from the level of
the ground upwards. Animals, not
seeing 5" slender an object, would be
il danger, when running of dashing
directly against the sharp points with
sufficient force 90 tear the flesh and in
fict formidable wounds, Some own
ers claim that they can render it en-
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1892-11-30
MEANING OE CALVES.
How to Prepare the Young Creatures fol
the Change.

How to Prepare the Young Creatures for
the Change.
In a majority of cases the best time
to wean calves is as soon as they are
born. On the average farm the calf
should not be allowed to suck the COW,
and, of course, if this plan is followed
the calf will not have to be weaned.
If, however, it is allowed to suck. it
will, of course, be necessary to wean.
With nearly all young stock it Is best
to prepare them somewhat for the
change and 20 do SO gradually rather
than all at once. Young stock OF all
kinds will make thrifticr, healthier
growth if they are above d the run of
a good pasture, and ten days or two
weeks before weaving dry feeding
with bran, corn meal, chopped oats or
something of this kind should be com.
menced, giving Il small quantity at
first and gradually increasing until
they are given reasonably full ration.
In weaning, they should have good
pasturage in connection with the dry
feed. When it can be done, separate
so that not only will they be out of
sight, but also ont of hearing of the
dams.
1t is often best 20 let suck two days
apart two or three times or even more
rather than to shut off at once. With
the dams, with the exception OF the
mich cows, the better plan is to put or
dry, rather scant feed for two or three
days; it will add materially in drying
up the milk. With ewes and mares il
is often best to examine the udders
daily and milk out if necessary; soma
prefer this to allowing the offspring t.
suck after they are taken away to
weau. Ordinarily with the cows it il
an item to keep them giving milk as
long as possible, and hence no change
of feed is necessary.
1t pays to give the young stock es,
pecial care at this time in order to
maintain steady growth, The change
should be made so that it will be felt
as little as possible. In a majority OF
cases it will be best to wean reasoua.
bly, early, while there is plenty of grass,
as the young stock will feel the change
less than when they must depend large.
ly upon dry feed. N. j. Shepherd, in
Farm, Field and Stockman,
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1892-11-30

many Instances of the construction Of
such fences, none when well made has
been known TO fall.
When there are many small stones
scattered over the fields. which the
owner desires to clear off, low stone
wall may take the place of the bank
and bitches. Both these have the OBJ
lection of occupying more land than
the others, but theere are certain To-
calIties where they may be employed
without Inconvenience: or where tho
bitches may be useful for open drains,
which (being along the side of fenee)
will be but little in the way of the cul.
tivation of the fields.
A neat and handsome form Of the
barb fence with its conspicuous line, is
made by incloslng it in an ornamental
hedge. Stretch the galvanized wire
lengthwise along the center of the
hedge when it is half grown, and again
in subsequent years successfully till it
is completed dig. 81. The hedge may
be of some plant not forming a sutfi-
cicHI Icncc Vi llScll, DuG Reinforced
amply so to resist any animal through
the additional aid Of the barb wires-a
small deciduous tree that has a hedgy
growth, like the buckthorn, privet,
hawthorn or Japan ounce; or it may
be of any evergreen that viii bear cut
ting back, and which will thicken under
the operation Three wires, around
which the hedge will grow and hold it
in its place, would make strO ng COM
bined fence, through which intruding
animals will not attempt to pass
Country Gentleman
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1892-11-30
EIG. =.

tirely safe by first leading the horses
or other animals, and pressing their
noses against the points of the barbs,
and can thus teach them permanent
respect for the fence, which they will
carefully avoid in the future. There is
no doubt that this preventive will be
entirely successful, if the owner will
take the pains to be sufficiently careful
with all his animals, if he happens to
have fifty or hundred, to have them
thoroughly gone through with, but
there would danger of its partial or
large omission.
Fig. . is the most efficient use of the
barb wire where but q single wire is
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1892-11-30
FIG. 3.

used on previously constructed board
fence. 1t is placed along the top, being
fastened at each post AS unruly an
imals usually press from the top down
in making their inroads, they quickly
make themselves acquainted with
what appears to be to them a very
formidable barrier, and we never see
young horses resting their heads or
necks on this kind of fence, as we often
see them resting on smoother fences.
Board fences which have become weak
sned by age have been thus rendered
impregnable to the widest horses.
A common way for rendering barb
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1892-11-30
EE {. i, ~
IS &FtSf ~ / q II u 81, Ms II
Ss.t.ss.a y I : .f.s 9 81
eSS1AAS - % = <x-sss5 .Ses
FIG. g..

to leap ditch; and where there is one
on each side of the line, with bank in
the center, a horse or other animal will
rarely or never attempt it. The bitches
are opened with several burrows of the
thrown up by hand between them. Posts
are set in the line at suitable distances,
and the wires stretched over the line at
suitable heights and distances to make
good fence Zig. 81. Among the
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1892-11-30
HANDY POULTRY CROOK.
Catching a Fowl Without Excitement oil
Injury to the Bird.

c. Jarscen, Philadelphia county, Pa.
sends the following description and
sketch of crook designed for catching
poultry: The pole is round, ten feet
long, with a piece of quarterback iron,
nineteen inches long, driven three
inches into the end. This iron is Sc
bent as to form a hook five inches IN
length. The crook is then ready for
use. Its operation is simple. Steu
quietly towards the fowl and, with the
pole advanced and close to the ground,
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1892-11-30
CROOK FOR CATCHING POULTRY.

put the hook under the fowl so as to
catch its legs, then draw the pole gem
tly, disengage the birds feet from the
crook and the deed is done without en-
element or injury to the bird. Amer
lean Agriculturist
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1892-11-30
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
aARB-WlRE FENCES.
How TO Construct Them SO az to Ayoidi
the DnMger Of Is ccidents.

How to Construct Them SO az to AvoIdi
: the Danger ofnccidents.
Barb ire fences have beer. IN inven-
ton Of great importance to farmers
Millions of dollars have been expended
IN constructing them and they have
saved millions to farmers in providing
cheap and efficient barriers between
their grain and cattle field, But Sc
rious objection has arisen at the same
time, IN the wounds which the lacerat-
ing bafbS intict on the animals which
carele ly dash against them. Their
dangel rises directly from their
value. Wires without barbs would not
intiict any wounds, and they would not
retard strong and furious animals. To
prevent the cruel wounding by the
barb wires some have strenuously
urged by law the prohibition of their
use altogether for fences, but they do
The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1892-11-30

placing the visible barrier at the bot
tom. This may be a board, bank and
ditch, or stone wall. The objection
TO the board is that it is SO low down as
to be nearly out of sight, or, if seen,
the animal would at once attempt to
leap it, and thus the danger be in
creased by leaping into the wires.
4 bank and ditch is a good mode for
construction. a horse rarely attempts