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Year: 1874

A few days ago hungry party sat
down to the well spread supper table OF
a Sound steamer, upon which one of the
dishes contained troutof moderate size.
A serious-looklng individual drew this
dish towards him saying apOlogetically,
"This is fast day with me-" His next
neighbor an Irish gentleman, immedi-
ately inserted bis fork in the fish and
transferred it to his own plate, remark
ing. Sir, do you suppose nobody has
Il sOwl to save but yoOrself?"
Year: 1874

reached the waters that are boiling bv
the internal fires of the earth. lie set
forth, among the advantages of his
plan. that there would be no danger of
explosions, no expense for fuel. no
necessity for engineers-all of which
statements are undoubtedly true.


1t must have been a relative of This
last gentleman, and one equally ac-
quainted with the hidden laws that
govern the planet, who applied for a
patent for artesian wells for irrigation.
lie gravely set forth that he made the
discovery that quicksilver was heavier
than common earth. He therefore
proposed to start a hole and to empty
into it little mercury. BY the laws
OF nature that mercury would be sure
to work its way downward till it
struck water, and the water would be
sure to work its way upward till it
struck air.


Should it be said that such patents
as this last, as that for the prevention
of cows switching their tails, for arti-
fetal moons, for plows doing the work
OF cannon, ETC., must be jokes, we can
only reply that shrewd Yankees are
not wont to pay S35 even for practical
jokes, and that none of these designs
have eliminated into patents under
less than that sum. and when attorneys
are employed under double and quad
ruple that sum.
Year: 1874

SUNSHINE AND SLEEP. -Sleepless
persons should court the sun. Thc
very worst soporific is laudanum, and
the very best. sunshine. Therefore it
is very plain that poor sleepers should
pass as many hours as possible in the
sunshine, and as few as possible in the
shade. Many women are martyrs, and
vet they do not know it. They shut
the sunshine out of their houses and
their hearts, they wear wells, they
carry parasolS, they do all possible to
keep off the most potent influence
which is intended to give them strength
and beauty and cheertl,lness. Is it not
time to change all this, and so get
color and roses i'll our pale checks,
strength in our weak backs. and cour-
age in our timid souls? The women
of America are pale and delicate, but
with the aid of sunlight they may
be blooming and strong.-Home on,i
UP0ith,
Year: 1874

This is a strange story not TO be
used in Sunday school An Albany
man out OF work and nearly starving,
turned for comfort in his extremity 10
his sainted mothers Bible. for the
first time since her death in 1867.
To his surprise and delight he found
a ten dollar bill betwcen the leaves
and Immediately fell on his knees for
the first time since 1910. With a
light heart and giIitcFiug eye he
prayerfulIy started for the bakers to
obtain loaf of bread. Then he
found that the bill was counterfeit,
when he wore bitterly for the first
time in three hours.


Here is an Irish gen!leman's letter
10 his son iii college :"My dear SON
[ write TO seLd you two pair of my
old breeches., that you may have a
new coat made out of them. also
some new socks which Your mother
has just knit by cutting down some
of mine. Your mother sends yOa
two poHnds without my knowledge,
ard for fear you may not use it wise
iv | have kept back ha'f and only
send YOU one. Your mother and [
are well. except that your sister has
got tie measles which we think woElet
have spread am"Ug the 0:hCr girls if
Tom had nor had it before. and he
is the Only one lett. l hope you viii
do honor to my teaching It not You
are an ass, and yOnr mother and my
self your aff.ctionate parents. -


A wag walked into saloon the
other day where three men were sit
TING around the lireleSs stove. As he
entered alE eys we're turned toward
him. Apparently taking mental
inventory of the nunrberOf people in
the room, the new conner stepped up
to the bar and blapdly ordered four
glasses of beer The boots that had
adorned the top Of the stove no
snaghL the fnoT. tAree men cleared
their mnnthS Of tobacco, aud AL
lonHed at the bar-tenHer as he filed
the glasses and placed tnem in a row
on the bar. When everything was
ready the three loungerS rose and the
stranger paid for the beer Then
starting with the ofasses FART est from
the door lie enpted all that the bar
tender had filed and quickly left the
sa Don The three chair. were re-
sumed - Wds1u His. } Central.
Year: 1874

Be it Ordained by the city Council of the City Of
Rock Island That all that portion OF the public evee
in the city lying between the east line OF Washing
ton street and the west line OF Jefferson street De
exclusively Set apart for steamboat landing ano
no part of said ievre between the streets above
mentioned shall be used ~ coal lots or Tor the pnr-
pose of aging down additiona4 railroad tracks OF
switches or for the st riIg of amy article or ma
terial other than steamb0a freight, that may III any
manner interfere with the landing OF steamboats,
the handling of freight the transit OF passengers
Passed March 10 n, 1874. -u


Approved: BAILEY DAVENPORT, Mayor.
Attest: JOHN BARGE. City Clerk. 2OdSs
Year: 1874

LAVE PROVED, FROM THE MOST AMPLE
n experience, an entire success. Simple prompt
efficient and reliable They are the only medicines
perfectly adapted to popular use-so SIMPLE that
mistakes cannot be made In using them; so harm
tess as to be free from danger and 80 efficient as
10 be always reliable. They have the highest COM
mendation from all, and will always render salts
faction.
Year: 1874

added the howls OF victory and rage TO the other
incentives to haste. Alter the assault IL was
learned oy the police that the Italians were en-
gagged 20 go TO Troy and had been on their way
to the boat at pier i9 North River when they
excited the ire OF the loIgshoremen. A a result
OF the mpromptu riot several OF the Italians we're
bruised badly. but the only one severely hurt was
VINO had his jaw fractured. He was sent to Belle
vue Hospital.
Year: 1874

The Strike In Jersey City.


The vicinity Of the Cunard docks in Jersey City
yesterday was undsrurbed by any demonstration
on the part Of the 'longshoremen now on strike.
Groups OF the men fingered on the street corners
ana expressed their determination not TO yield to
what some OF them designated the tyranny" Of
the Cunard Company. They seemed to be con-
vlnced that the company cannot get along with
out them, ana That ns soon as work becomes
lively ut the wharves they will hnd It to
their interest to employ experienced hands in
preference to incompetent at low
wages. There Is very little work gong
ON now at the wharves. Mr.. Walsh the superin-
tendent, Is disposed TO be conciliatory and, while
he does not feel at liberty to recede from the post
tion taken oy the company ne Is quite willing 10
confer With any committee sent by the strikers
with view to an amicaole settlement He does
not attempt to disguise the tact that 1t would be
10 the interest OF the company to retain the old
hands in preference 80 new ones, even II cences-
sion5 were TO be made, as everything depends at
times on quickness and despatch. The men
nave abandoned the idea OF holding pub
iic meeting, and as as their reso-
luton to appoint Committee OF Conference
with power shall have been concurred IN by the
association in New York a conference will be held
with the Cunard superintendent, anu in all proba-
bhty satisfactory solution i'll be reached.
Year: 1874

One day last week farmer named
Wall, living near Saylorville, ret with
an accident that, but for his crit and
GOODNESS, might have resulted fatally.
In his field, sixty rods from his house,
was huge boulder which he wished re-
moved, and thought that the most ex.
peditious way and the least expensive
would be to sink it. Accordingly he
commenced to dig under the rock. AZ
ter he had got we'll under the stone the
earth caved and the huge rock came
tumbling down upon him. 1t broke
one of his legs and savsgely bruised the
other. The spade, with which he was
digging, was broken. also, and there
Wall was caught with ton or two CT
rock above him. The wind was blow.
ing tiercely, and although he made a
loud outcry as possible he was unable
to make any Of his family hear him.
Then the clear grit OF the man came to
the top. The spade was caught under
the rock. as we'll as himself With his
hands he dug it loose and used the i'm
plement so indu>triously that in due
time he had liberated himself, and tken.
with one leg entirely useless and the
other seriously disabled, he crawled
sixty rods to the shelter of his own
roof At last accounts he was con.
valescing and happy in the prospect of
a speedy recovery from his injuries
Io,ca State Register.
Year: 1874

Here is wretched story told in the
New York Herald of young Irish
girl committed by the board of health
inspectors to the Blackwell's island
small pox hospital because she had the
feverish eruption known as hives upon
her consigned there in spite of her
protestations to small pox beds forcing
her way out of those wards to the fever
hospital, there attended by beastly
creature sentenced for the 4lst time.
and at last outraged by a fellow EN-.
ployed as orderly. The whole range OF
treatment is under the charge of the
boards of charities and correction. The
evidence was given of the girl herself
the doctor to whom she went on getting
back to the city. and Prof. Chandler,
president of the board of health. But
the fellow who outraged her person is
still serving at the island. and the com.
missicners in charge advise the girl to
make no fuss, for he will emplsy bet.
ter lawyer than she can afford.
Year: 1874

wall was once thronged with a dark
array. Perhaps that mighty gateway
witnessed the final struggle Of an ex-
tinct race. One Of our best historians
says: sThe American Indian, when
first known to the whites, was destitute
of all knowledge Of the arts and scien-
ces.' 1t certainly was no barbaric
skill that could trace out those perfect
circles, or survey those rectangles and
octagons. much less control the tens Of
thousands of laborers that must have
been necessary to construct these
earthen walls. But it is all a mystery.
One can only wonder that such a
mighty people should so completely
pass away as to leave no trace of their
history but these piles of earth.
Year: 1874

YOUNG LADY WOULD LIKE TO ENGAGE WITH
"A a respectable private family to teach two
children French English and music first class refer
ences only exchanged Address h. N, box LIS Herald
Year: 1874

We hav now got into the season
of hot and moist days, which causes
that sultry weather which is so en-
feebling, and gives rise to fevers,
generally Of the intermittent type.
This weather is usually accompanied
by cool nights which tempts people
into imprudences. If a season when
the caution, "be careful" is esse entail
ly necessary-care as to the avoidance
Of the practice Of sitting about at
nights in cool draughts of air in the
clothing saturated with perspiration
during the day. Care as to the cloth
ing-for that which is in ample un-
der sultry heat at monday is totally
insufficient when the air has become
chilled at night.
Year: 1874

up their machinery for so many
months in the year.


The political excitement has all
subsidized and a perfect quiet reigns
after the storm. We regret to note
that our party suffered considerably
by so>called independent cadidates,
but whose independence becomes
very questionable when it is seen to
work altogether against the Cons
servative party, to which they pres
tend to belong, and in favor of the
Radicals, whom they effect to de-
spise.
Year: 1874

North Carolina has always claimed
to be a Democratic State, and no one
is surprised that she has proved it.
The Republican party carried the
State in 1872 only by those extreme
and exceptional exertions which are
made in Presidential elections. The
heavy pressure Of the administration
having been withdrawn North Caro-
lima takes her place among the Con-
servative States of the South, and is
likely to keep it unless the Radical
party becomes much worse than ii
was in 1872, which is impossible, or,
much better, which is improbable.
The administration cannot coerce
this State again, and it is not likely
it can pursuade it; for the victory Of
the Democracy is decisive, A major
ity much larger than any one had
reason to expect, a Democratic Legis-
lature and seven Democratic Repre-
senatives out Of the eight which
North Carolina sends to Congress, are
facts which should make It impossi-
BILE to change her political complex
ion in the next two years. The VIC


tors have the situation in their con-
troll. They can intrench themselves
impregnably if they will oRIy practice
honesty and economy, and enforce in
the Government those principles of re-
form which have almost disappeared
from public affairs IA the South,
This is what the Conservatives must
not fail to do if they would rightly
use their opportunity. Thoy would
strive to mako North Carolina every.
thing which South Carolina is not


The Democratic party at large
must not, however, assume too much
from this victory. 1t has not made
any new conquests, but has simply
recovered its own. The great Re.
publican States Of the South, with
their enormous negro majorities, re-
main untouched by this victory. 1t
only shows-and in less degree
than the Democratic gains n Ten
nessee-that the civil rights bill is
weakening the Republican party in
the South and that the attempts Of
the North to force it through Con-
gress have inspired the white South
ern voters with a new and energetic
spirit of resistance. 1t will be inter
esting to watch the effect Of these
Democratic success upon the the third
term question, and to see # they may
not suggest to the South the inquiry
whether General Grant is absolutely
necessary to her restoration.
Year: 1874

Senator Carpenter addressed tic Senate again
yesterday in support of his bill for new olec-
tion i'll Louisiana. a new argument was nd
yanced, loyeed ut the White House. In the next
Presidential election. Senator Carpenter foroBaw
that there would DO moro Of contest than
there was in 1872. There would bo moro than
ono candidate and it would bo neither wise
nor prudent to leave Louisiana in her present
unsettled condition, when her voto might decide
tho election. He roargued the question Of the
supremacy Of Congress over tho matter, and held
tint as tho right to olect their own ruler was q
part Of tho republican government which was
guaranteed to nil the States, Congress had the
right to give Louisiana now election.
Tho Supreme Court Of the State aud Its
Legislature were III conspiracy with Kellogg.
The lattor was uphold solely by Federal bay
onots and, If congreas should persist in saying
1t could do nothing, there was no future before
Louisiana but anarchy or despotism.
Year: 1874

DURING the snow storm of last night, says
the Carson Tribune, of the 9th, one OF those
phenomena SO inexplicable to scientists, oc-
cured. A shower of small angle worms took
place. In the north part of town they were SO
thick that person could scoop them up with
a shovel, and around the Corhett BLOCK there
were suficient TO load a clipper ship. We
want some savan to tell where those worms
came from.
Year: 1874

Our warm-hearted, active, ardent
friend, full of cheerful mirth and joy
Gus humor, is gone from our sight, but
not from our memory. One of the
affective things connected with the
passage of our friends into the unseen
world has been sort of loss to us, of
their individual identity. In the
vague ideas of blessedness and glory
we lose the personality, and the dis
tinctive traits to which our souls
cling. There is a theology in the hu-
man soul-placed there by God Him.
self-that rises above the gloomy con-
ceptions of the divines of the present
age; which penetrates beyond the
grave and pictures brighter scenes
there, than our modern theologians
dare paint for our comfort. In
spite of all teaching to the contrary,
we will conceive our friends gone to
a "hOme" of rest and quiet, adapted
to their nature and progress-a home
with duties, with varied employment,
with social intercourse and friendship,
with opportunities for advance in all
knowledge, land with wide and WIDEN
ing sphere of active usefulness. All
nature teaches it, the Bible teaches it,
and the soul of man teachei it. If it
be not so, man was made mockery.
All men acknowledge Christ as great
teacher and the Christian world ac-
knowledges Him to be God. Look at
His life on earth, and see how He
united the most exalted divine COM
munion with human naturalness. He
is so warm, so human, so simple and
so comprehensive, that in every coun-
try each mortal being had only to
hear His story, to love Him with
grateful heart. See how He always
respected human individuality. Like
tender parent adapting Himself to it
in his disciples. He treated John
as poetic idealist. Peter as an inn
petuous, energetic man, and Thomas
as sincere skeptic. He reasoned
with Martha,a strong-minded woman,
but with the tender confiding Mary He
wept. In the management OF regula-
| tion of that world where our friends
have gone, and He is Lord, we must
expect to find individuality respected.
We are not to suppose all the facul-
| ties of this life are to be smothered in
vacuum or cease their play, but that
ample provision is made for their ap-
propriate exercise. Our friend is in
different circumstances, but that
sacred sphere of individuality by
which we know him from all others is
unbroken. We will know him again
when we meet him, and all innocent
| personalities intact.
Year: 1874

We have to dispose of our immense
Stock of Clothing, Dress Goods, etc., etc., to
make room for "a very extensive Stock OF Fall
Goods, just purchased in New York, and en-
route for us. We have reduced the prices, and
you will find it to your advantage to call
the
Year: 1874

Ds- The tide ofimmigration is steadily set
ting in, and the first thing eastern people do
is to throw away their New York Hats and buy
a new one of DESMOND. They say there is no
comparison between the two. 21ao
Year: 1874

crsvss applied and effort made 10 bio h but With
about o'clock yesterday morning he died Coroner Man
which the bdy and tie be
adjourned until this order the witnesses might be sun
mou
Year: 1874

A Washington telegram says
that The intimate friends of the
President say that he hss made no
allusion whatever to thsm concerns


ing the question Of . third term.
Nor is it known that any one has
mentioned tho subject to him in
conversation and further be has in
no way expressed himself in such q
manner as to incline them to be-
lievs- that he has aspirations in that
direction. They further say that
although much las been said and
written upon the subject the ques>
tion has not come to him in a form
requiring a reply, and, therefore
any utterance- he might make
would not only be gratuitous and
intrusive, but contrary to usage


Of course. 80
Year: 1874

About two o'clock yesterday morn
ing, four masked men rode up to the
house Of farmer living some twelve
miles north Of Clarksvilc, whose name
we could not le,.ra, and after shooting
the gentleman and kicking aud choking
his wife. robbed him OF six hundred dol
lars in currency, and made good their
escape. Word of the affair reached
Clarksvlle between six and seven o'clock
in the morning, and the sheriff and pos
sc of citizens started in pursuit Of the
robbers The gang was seen about day
light at Cabin Creek, eighteen miles from
the scene Of the outrage it is believed,
by many, and not without good reason.
that these despcradees are none other
than the infamous Gadshill robbers whose
latest crime is the audacious robbery of
Of an old man in the Indian Nation OF
some sixty thousand dollars 1t is the
natural supposition that the men came
down to intercept the Fort Smith train,
and release one Of their partners who
was captured and sentenced to the pen-
tentialy by Judge Caldwell at the pres
ent term Of the United States court, at
Fort Smith, r. CARTE.
Year: 1874

GS- Work is progressing on the east end
of st Marys street. looking to its improve
ment. a ditch has been dug on the north
side of the street, which will strike Broad
street exactly where several young gentle
men cross three or four times a day. We are
glad to chronicle any action on the part of
our city COUNCIL in anyway calculated to inn
prove the streets of the town, yet we must
confess, that near Christmas is very inop-
perfume time to dig bitches on any thorough
fare, as great many people become so thor
oughly spiritualised that they are utterly OBJ
livious of all around them, and do not. there
fore. when approaching the locality mention
ed above, become sufficiently mindful of the
admonition, :" let him thai thinketh he stand
eth. take heed lest he fall
Year: 1874

Says candid Beck, of Kentucky; In
all my experiences with Butler, have
found him a man who clings to his word.
He and probably differ as directly on
all prominent subjects as any two men
who are to draw ont of congress after
the present session But can truly say
that he never made a promise to me or
to anybody whom | know, that he was
not willing to keep to the letter. Many
time, when ! have reminded him Of
a disagreeable pledge, he has rubbed his
head vexatiously, and growled: What
an internal fool | was to ever promise
that" Blohe has kept his word every
time.


Adhesion to ones agreement Is not
the cheapest Of virtues, and the world
will be glad to know that Butler has
wrung the admission of this quality from
one of the most inveterate of his oppo-
nents. He is the most unconcerned of
all the whipped men in the house, and
means to settle a number Of old scores
between now and adjournment day. He


is especially gloating over his chances to
1ay sanctmonious Ellis II. Roberts, the
Utica Chadband, who was waxed worse
than either Butler or Poland at the re-
cent election.
Year: 1874

EN Uc NCW YIN lazy puu tCio
this:


An aged citizen of Arkansas went into
the rooms OF the Congressional Commit
tee in Little Rock to tell Judge Poland
that since reconstruction in 1868 Arkan
sas had had sixteen Governors. lie
complained that it wasn't safe for man
to live there that he himself was rather
slow in his mental operations and scarce.
" got his mind made up to support one
Governor when they sprsng another on
him, and made him liable to arrest for
treason. He said every time he came to
town he asked men at the outskirts who
was Governor on that particular day, lest
he might make mistake in hurrahing
for the unpopular one After relieving
his mind Of little more dry humor, he
lett, but presently returned. asking per.
mission to make correction in his state.
ment. It was seventeen Governors, he
said. instead Of sixteen--he had iemem-
bered another one while he was going
down stairs.
Year: 1874

t7y- Christmas week is to overflow with
En The young people are bent on season
|f mirth. On the night of the 2sth there will
(sa grand masquerade ball, at the Granger S
|car masked, and Joy will rule supreme the
|our" We do not believe there is another
|owu in the state where can be found a group
II boys and girls more thoroughly calcutta


Jed to enjoy masquerade ball than in Van


Buren,,
Year: 1874

A conductor on the Pennsylvania rail-
road relates the following incident which
lately occurred on his section Of the road :
At an eastern station he received on board
a fine looking specimen of an old country
gentleman. When he passed through the
cars, the old gentleman handed up his
ticket, which was duly punched and re-
turned to him. After passing the next
call station the conductor again called for
the old gentleman's ticket. He looked up
in surprise, and very honestly informed
the puncher of tickets that he had thrown
it out of the window. Why did you dc
that ?" asked the conductor. The old mar
replied =" Why, l thought if you didn'i
want it, l didn't" The face Of the ole
man was so honest, and his knowledge o.
railroad travelling evidently SO limited
that the conductor accepted his word, ant
carried him to his destination.