The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1879-10-29
poErrrcAI souNDrNas.

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Missouri carried off the blue ribbon re-
Gently at the national fruit fair held 10
New York fcity. For fruit, hne climate,
grain, stock, good land, mineral produc-
tions, timber. good society and democrats
we can beat the world.
Boston Post.
What has become of the man who draws
Mr, Hendricks salary as vice president OF
the United States? Tie last we heard
from him was ia the form of bloody shirt
speech before q republican convention in
New York,
ALBANY Timesl
George William Curtis has eaten crow
so much that change of diet is absolutely
necessary, and he consequently, now pro-
poses to cook Mr.. Cornehs goose.
Huntsville Democrat
1t really looks as though Hayes and bis
wife and Gen, Sherman arc travelling
over the country to work up opposition to
the Grant boom.
New York World.l
Now that he has been elected governor
of Ohio, Charley Foster has more reason
than ever to believe in his star. Suppose
with Sherman and DeGolyer Garfield for
1 shO cCudtOIcuip duu EuoOtO uoFO MO nouH'
| luck in the tilt2
| From the New York World
Our esteemed republican contempora-
rles are parading the awful example oil
| Carter county, Kentucky. where only one
child out of tour goes to school, and the
annual expenditures for common schoo
education is only $S4,85. This is very
bad showing, and as Garter is one of the
few republican counties in Kentucky, We
are grieved to see that Mr. Evarts failed
| to call the attention of his audience las
night to this signal illustration OF Grantisn
upon orr Institutions.
Washington Post.
Mr.. Williams. representative elect Iron
| Hamilton county, Ohio, was scratched b.
1926 radical voters. Mr.. Williams is no
only coIored man but his friends wer,
indisereet enough TO mention the fac
that he served 10 the union army Will
Mr.. Foster was specializing at the rear
and they also made mention OF severa
ugly wounds that he he received in sundr
N'''' Indianapolis Seminal
John Sherman is still permitting tn
people of the United States to sell whoa
to Europe for cash, for which the peopl
ought to feel profoundly grateful. Farm
eFs throughout the west, knowing tina
John has sgiven them bountiful crops fo
several years past, are disposed to trus
him again, and are sowing large crops o
, wheat. Some of them want job
to give them rainbow occasion
ally, just now to show them he is i
charge.
Denver Republican.
The telegraph informs US that the Ute
are all for peace. They kill couple @
doEen white men, arouse the vengeance G
the nation. they coolly send in word tha
= they will quit if let alone!
Cincinnati Enquirer.
Conkling played bold game when
refused to come to Ohio. and staked hi
political future on the issue in New York
But he has the satisfaction of seeing Blain
SO worn out that he cannot possibly c!air
division Of the stakes.
Baltimore Gazette.
} Out 10 Ohio hundreds of great STUN
orators who have been frightening tn
birds out of the forest for weeks hav
rubbed little mutton tallow on the Joint
of their jaws-have unslung them as
were-aud a calm peacefulness rests upo
the state,
Cincinnati Enquirer.
A second crop of strawberries and pear
is being harvested in some points in Ken
lucky. If Kentucky wasn't such a sta
i, wart Democratic state, John Sherma
might Claim this as one of the fruits of hi
resumption policy. Perhaps be will any
how.