The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1870-07-01
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: Is becoming painfully certain that the
genius who Presides over the political col
umns of the dirty blurred and unresdAble
paper published up the street is sick-very
sick too, as he continues to return to his
vomit. First the Democratic administration
of the city sturs up his in ards, and then, the
Democratic majority of one, in the boaro.oi
Supervisors makes him have outright. ne
isn's cheerful at al, he doesn't feel weii-has
the night sweats-goes to bed in disord-
cred frame of mind, and in the morning out
oomes a sickly looking sheet that makes
: him sicker than ever. He cusses the day
,ba. brought "Iowa Editors" over the river,
and longs for those good old times when ne
run that scurrilous copperhead paper down
in Maryland. The ways of the wicked
hard, but he can't get out OF them
Now it isn't often that we nav
dac;nher the "heavy editorials Oh 'n"'
.na, h,, we did it to-day, and here are
some specimens
Mr.. Grinnells name was the frat on the
list. 1t is due to him to say, that he re-
ouested his name to be called last, when,
evidently supposing that his selection for
the Office of Drainage Commissioner de-
pended on his own vote, he blushingly voted
for himself.
A look of wondermeut and surprise over
spread the countenance of the Board at the
modest and consistent action of their Cor
dova colleague, followed by an irrepressible
disposition to laugh in his face.
1t was a very sickly laugh though, about
like the smile that stole over the face Of that
modest dou be-otfice holder, johnson, of
Port Byron, who agreed to vote for Mr..
Ballard for Chsirmen of the Board, il Mr..
| Ballard would vote for him. Mr.. Ballard
did so, but Mr.. johnson, how did he vote
| -Republicsn.like, for himself, of course.
OF course there was no disposition to laugh
in anyones face then.
But here is the pill that made the boy sick
in good earnest.
"a resolution ia passed to take the county
printing and publishing from the Union and
give it to the ARGUS, a paper with abou,
oue-thir1 the circulation of the former
edited BY q new conner from Iowa and ia
nous for nothing but its abuse of decent
men, its opposition to the soldiers monu
men. and the extensive qusck medicine
department"
Some of this same patent medicine will
cure you if you will take little of it. We
take it quarterly andt find it very agreeable.
Our employees rather like to have US take it,
too. The effect is pleasing to them when
they come down to the countingroom every
Saturday night.
1t is further pleasing surprise to know
that the UHion has three times the circula
ton of the ARGUS. 1t must keep those
wonderful power presses in that seven By
nine press room on Pig Aley running night
and day TO get off such an immense edition
and what heap OF money it must take to
pay paper bills The thought is too big fol
our comprehension-its huge-very large
IF we should try to swell to such dimensioDs
, We would be like the toad in the fable
busted. We prefer to be the little one, ano
if the Onion will..permit; we will do a little
business in quiet way-pay our little bills
eat our crust, and won't be envious of gu,
big neighbor. By a close attention to bust
ness and the most rigid economy, We shall
hope to get along and be happy.
When you are sick, try little of Mrs
Winslows soothing syrup-we have known
u, to be very beneficial in such severe
! attacks.