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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-01-10
The g ally Argus.
ROCK ISLAND. .rrLrrors
Fir. Garfield unburdens Himself.
st, Louis Republican.

LouIS
Mr. Garfeld's burden having become
greater than he can bear he rolls off a
portion of it upon q sympathetic reporter
as follows
II sometimes think of myself as a man
going to prison. You have heard the
advice given to man who has been con-
vlcted of crime to go to prison aud bear
manfully the punishment for his offence,
to obey all the rules of the prison, and
when his term expires to come back home
and live it down." am going TO see if
| can obey all the rules of the presidency,
and then come back home and live it
down"
1T may appear very foolish to be greatly
annoyed by what seem to be little things,
or by the logged pertinacity of those one
terms ANAL people, but it cannot De help
rience in this regard remind me of the
story of the ichneumon and the crocodile
on the bank of the Nile. The keen,
cunning, cruel creature called the ichneu-
mon watches until it sees the crocodile
fast asleep with its mouth open; il then
rushes quickly down his throat, and with
sharp teeth and claws lays hold of the very
vitas of the great crocodile, which. with
all his strength is utterly poweriess to
to loosen the hold of his relentless little
tormentor. He rolls and writhes in bis
strong agony aud desperation. and at last
dies. Imagine a crocodile with hundred
or thousand ichnsumons down bis throat
and you have picture OF the torture that
may be inflicted upon sensitive sympa-
thetic nature by the horde of Office seek.
ers which attacks q new president or any
other man who has patronage to bestow
at the incoming Of new administration
Whereupon the Cincinnati Commercial
warns the president-elect against the
perils of picturesque speech" and asks
what will become of him six weeks hence
in the awful White House2" By that
time. perhaps, the crocodile will have his
vitals SO case hardened that thousand
ichneumons, more or less, will make 20
impression upon them. But it is painful
to remember that these keen, cunning,
cruel creatures" are, to the last one Of
them, tried and true Republicans-men
who were willing to see all their wives
relations slain upon the altar of our glo"
rious Union; men to when the solid South
is a Kissing aud a by>word and the op
pressed negro sweet morsel to roll under
their tongues; men who rise early and sit
up late to damn the "conferate brigadiers"
and worship the nation with big NJ;
the men, 10 short. who are the political
salt OF the earth-saints OF whom the
world is hardly worthy. And they are
!ikened to lebneumons ana called keen.
cruel, cunning creatures By "the great
crocodile" for whom they voted. and to
whom they Look for the rewards of 10y
att! we'll. this is indeed ingra,itude, but
il the ichneumous can stand stand it,
Democrats must try TO. Meanwhile Mr..
Garield's pretty and pangent illustration
oaght to materially lessen the number OF
visitors at Mentor
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-01-10
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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-01-10
DIR. BEECHLER.


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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-01-10

Mr. Garfeld's burden having become
greater than he can bear. he rolls off 9
portion of it upon sympathetic reporter
as follows.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-01-10
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For want of space here give the certificates
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SIR HENRY THOMPSON.
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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-01-10
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The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-01-10
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tbs Stomach cHs fEtssstsass.
gffHTs Justly celebrated DIETETfc PFEraPA4teH
- is, N composition, principally the GLu4tE
derived from the WHITE WINTER Flint NAEAT
CEREAL a solid extract, the invention OF an
Chemist. Il has oaly been highly recommended
but certified to by large number OF Chemists and
Physicians representing q very high degree Of
medical scence-as the cGfest M0et Acceptable and
lez1lks Food for the Gfoaefh and Projection Of
Iafgnks aaa Children. and for Mothers faeA5sg
Sufficient lFcsrastnaent fer their efsp1ifG.
Unlike those preparations made from ANIMAL or
vinoas matter. which are liable TO stimulate the
brain and irritat1 the digestive organs embraces
n its elementary ceE1 position
1saF sglzssk rzzsTs -ktcsg Bore s-r9 Mascke, Thai
se1ick s=ekes epod Fleth and Bleed, That spjttch
rs sasy ~ 1Cfgesff01--xTyeS casffsn.ix9,
93kak ssskfcE is sfsd q fstceaiy 10 RE >9yafa,
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Mustn't DIR Ifs-s rcfdfnkaIk0 (HEiaAosa.
Ard. Willie 1T world be dIliIcuit conceive OF
suv as:ag in Food or Dessert more CREAMY and
..s-t5Es, Or Gre EGuRIsHIEG and STRENGTH
.sI.<1s II Ia EcyegS, Pulmonary Corr
gzasHzs, IJsYras.G aEf General Ledf2fky. its
RARE Man -cIsAL EXCELLENCE Ii all INTESTINE.
DsEEAsEs, especially Ia
Issszte.y, 5aroaia DiarFass sa4 essissa 1nis=tzr.
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The National tribune., 1881-10-29
OUR EXPORT TRADE.

A statement which has just beer prepared by
the Treasury Department. giving the statistics OF
exports OF domestic provisions, tallow, and dairy
produce this year as compared with last, pre-
sents a reasonably gratifying condition of bust
ness. For the eleven months ending September
30 our exports of fresh beef represented S9,471.
462, as against 1890 1874 for the corresponding pc
Rod in 1880. In salted beef there has been fail
ing Off, the figures standing for 1881 81, 500 500
and for 1880 81, S13, 9s2 The bacon export also
fell off slightly, the figures in round numbers
being S49000,000 this year and Sol 100000 the
year before. In lard we made a gain, the figures
being S31 ,24924e as against $2S 5523 4a2 in 1880
Pork has set against it S727O4SO this year. In
1880 the export was only $5,76O,141. The tai
low export, however, is largely behind The es-
timated value this year is only 1885, 400, while
in 1850 it was $S574917. The totals however.
show good increase OIL cur side OF the account
They for 1881, Sill, PIG, .23, which, set side
by side with these OF 1SeI-viz.. S1O4991, 425.
give an increase of more than $6,75O,0OO
The National tribune., 1881-10-29
The Late MIR. Bentley Again!

The Troy Times says: Carl Schurz Ex-Secre-
tary Of the Interior is doubtless the writer of an
| editorial in the Evening Post, placing the blame
for whatever of irregularity and fraud there may
be in the execution of the Pension laws upon the
laws themselves. They gave Mr.. Bentley the late
efficient Commissioner, constant trouble in look
ing after fraudulent pension awards and as fast
as he broke up one ring another appeared And
this, says Mr.. Schurz, will be Commissioner Dud-
leys experience. The Secretary of the Interior
and Mr.. Bentley pointed out the defects in the
law to congressman, but the claim agents arrayed
their whole influence against every important
change of the law, and they prevailed against the
officers Of the Government and the public in
terest"
Now, we do not know who inspired the editor
of the Evening Post to write what is attributed
to him as above set forth, but the fling at claim
agents reminds us strongly of the late John a.
Bentley. The important change of the law re-
ferred to is evidently the infamous sixty Surgeon
Bill" which, as our readers will remember. was
sired by John and damned by everybody having
knowledge of its provisions, and who was in
anywise friendly to our ex-soldiers and Others
entitled TO pensions
We have already taken occasion to refer to the
question of alleged frauds in the Pension Office.
and believe any further argument upon that
point unnecessary. We will, however. say that
whatever frauds have been discovered crept in
under the late Mr.. Bentleys administration. and
he alone Is responsible for them Mr. Dudley is
only correcting the abuses which he found exist
ing upon his induction into office and we heartily
support him i'll his endeavors, believing him to
be the friend Of the soldier and in favor O: even
handed Justice to all
The National tribune., 1881-10-29
DEATH OF a VETERAN.
Com missioner

John Edwards Jr., late captain of the Third
Artillery, q. S. A., died in Portland Maine
last Wednesday, aged fifty years Captain Ed
wards was native of Portland, and a graduate
of West Point. He entered the army July 1.
1851, as brevet second lieutenant of the Third
U. 5. Artillery; was promoted to a second lieu
tenantcy March Is, 1852; to be first lieutenant
February Is, 1856, and to a captaincy July %,
1861. He twice brevetted on the field for
gallant and meritorious services, viz, at
Gaines's Mills, June ~, 1862, and Antietam,
September H. 1862, the first as major, the second
as lieutenant-colenel. He was discharged from
the service November 1870. Edwarlss battery
will be remembered by all the survivors of the
old Army of the Potomac who were on the Pc
ninsula in 1862. At the battle of Gaines's Mills
it did noble service for the Union and its gallant
commander, Edwards, held his guns in position
when it seemed as if hope itself had departed,
and so well did he handle them that the enemy
were driven back again and again from his front
May the gallant soldier, now that he has won
his last fight, rest in peace.
The National tribune., 1881-10-29
THE NINTH MASSACHUSETTS,,

! The Ninth Massachusetts, regiment arrived in
this city on their return from Yorktown at
O'Clock a. the 22d and remained over all
day. In the forenoon they paraded the princi-
pal streets making fine display and in the at
terno0n gave drill in front of the Arlington Ho-
tel. The regiment left for Boston in the evening
The officers and men were very indignant at the
reports Of their conduct in Richmond and in camp
at Yorktown, which they say We're all falsely ex-
aggerated. According to their statement, the
regiment was insulted in Richmond by roughs.
who called them "d-n Yankees and ridicnled
their blue uniform. One or two of the members
may have gotten drunk there and caused a little
row, but the regiment had nothing whatever to
do with it. Owing to the treatment they had
received the regiment did not stop in Richmond
on their return and as the train went through
the city at full speed it saluted with shower
of stones, but luckily no one was injured The
regiment conducted itself properly while in this
city, and careful investigation of the stories set
afoat regarding their alleged bad conduct proves
them to have been false.
No one knows, thus far, by whom or for what
reasons they were started. Both Governor Long.
who was with them, and members of Gen Han
cocks staff who were present at Yorktown say
the regiment behaved splenddly all the time thew
were there.
The National tribune., 1881-10-29
GUITEAu,

The trial of Guiteau has been set for the second
week in November, and will in all probability
consume many days Mr.. Scoville, his counsel
is busily engaged in preparing the case, and will
be assisted by Mr.. Leigh Robinson, young at
tOrney assigned by the court
Mr.. ". D. Davidge has been appointed to assist
in the prosecution. Witnesses have been sum-
moned in behalf of the assassin from different
parts ofthe country, chiefly upon the question of
insanity.
1t is yet matter of some doubt whether anv
effort will be made to support the theory of NAL
practice in the late Presidents case or an effort
be made to contest the jurisdiction of the court
in the premises
The National tribune., 1881-10-29
For Quartermaster- General.

1t is pretty generally understood that Colonel
A. F. Rockwell is an aspirant for the Quarter
masterGeneralship of the Army when that posi-
ton becomes vacant through the retirement of
General Meigs.
Colonel Rockwell's chief claim to preferment is
the relations he bore to the late President Gar
field, and we see no reason why he should be pro-
NOTED over the heads of dozen or more older
and more capable officers just to satisfy bit of
sentiment or the request of the late Presidents
widow.
We think that promotions ought to be made
in such cases according to lineal rank, especially
where there are large number of worthy officers
to be affected by any departure from the estab-
lshed custom, as is desired in Colonel Rockwell's
favor. 1t would be an injustice to Colonies
Rucker, ingalls,, Easton, Van VIiet, who rank as
Assistant NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. to Lieutenant
Colonies Holabird, Tompkins, Ekin, Saxton.
Bingham, Perry, Hodges, and Chandler, Deputy
Quartermasters- General to the dozen or more
Majors ranking as Quartermasters, all of whom
out rank Colonel Rockwell, to give the latter the
appointment he seeks. We hope he may be dis
appointed
The National tribune., 1881-10-29
uNDoING SOME OF BENTLEY,s WORK,

Col. Dudley has, in the short time he has had
charge of the Pension Bureau, righted many
wrongs, the chief one being relic of his prede-
cessor, Mr.. Bentley, who was in the habit of send
ing his pets all over the country under the guise
OF special agents, for the purpose of Kidding the
pension rolls of fraudulent pensioners These
agents. under Bentley's Instructions never gave
the accused an opportunity of being heard either
in person or by attorney. The first intimation
that the ex-sOdier had Of the action of the De-
partment would be a failure to get his pension
money, but instead a notice that he had been
dropped from the rolls, and it is said majority
of those thus dropped were Democrats. Colonel
Dudley has rescinded this mode of procedure, and
now every person interested can be heard in per
son or by MISUNDERSTANDING Critic
The National tribune., 1881-10-29
Hon. William w. Dudley.

Hon William W. Dudley was, on Saturday of
last week, confirmed by the Senate as Commits
sioner of Pensions. The opposition of which
mention has been made dwindled down to such an
extent that there were but seven or eight votes
cast against him ont of total of tifty-six This
is as it should be. Thus far his course has been
such that those who really desire to see the best
interest Of the pensioners and claimants for pen
sion generally, fully subserved, can but approve
Of it. We hope he may continue as he has begun ::
and II he does so and has the proper clerical
force given him by Congress there will be speedy
disposition Of the vast amount of business left
over by his predecessor
The National tribune., 1881-10-29
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IGNORING THE UNION SOLDIERS,

Senator VOORHEES,, of Indiana, introduced a
resolution in the Senate recently which is likely
to give some trouble to certain officers of the
Government who have been persistently violat-
ing the provisions of section 1854 of the Revised
Statutes The resolution applies to an order in
force at the post-office at Cincinnati, providing
that in making appointments to certain class of
clerkships, only individuals between the ages of
twenty-one and thirty can be selected This
order was approved by the Postmaster General
in 1879, and is still in force Mr. voorhees,. in
his resolution, claims that this order effectuallv
disbars veterans of the civil war contrary to the
provisions of the statute named, and asks that
the matter be referred to the Committee on Post
Offices and Post-Roads for inquiry. The Senator
first asked that the Senate adopt a resolution to
inquire into the facts but Senator Sherman object
ed, and suggested that the resolution be referred
to the above-named committee Senator Voor-
hees accepted the suggestion, and the matter was
referred to the committee.
The National tribune., 1881-10-29
/" Old Glory"

In our youthful days we often wondered why
our Flag was sometimes called "Old Glory" To
us it always seemed very beautiful floating from
mast or flagstaff, or borne in procession on our
National holiday and its bright stripes and white
stars, firmly set in their field of blue filled our
heart with an Understandable feeling, yet we could
not understand the meaning of the term. Later
on, but before manhood's years were reached. the
mystery that had puzzled our boyish mind was
solved. We learned then all about the Flag We
followed it into the heavy drapery of white smoke
that hung in front of thousands of muskets and
cannon. Sometimes it was hidden wholly from
sight. Then a gentle breeze would come and
rend the vaporous curtain, and there, above and
before us, wreathed about with the smoke of con-
f1ict, floating and shining beneath the golden
sunlight overhead, its colors brighter purer far to
the eye than those painted by the hand of God
upon the western sl<y-there was our blessed
Flag-"Old Glory"
Seeing 1T thus, we ceased to wonder at the
name. We realized why it was that men were
H., II
need be, to die for it.
1t may have been then it may be now, only a
sentimental fancy, but to us the Flag was and is
not merely symmetrical arrangement of colored
fabrics, but living principle-the embodiment
OF an idea-a part Of our nature. No matter how
much it may have become tattered and begrimed
by the elements of heaven and of battle, to us it
seemed and yet appears perfect and bright
brighter than ever. In it's newness before the
strife, it was Flag but nothing more. The con-
fiict TRANSPORTED it, made it glorious in all its
to "Old Glory" upon whose folds every one who
served under them can but look with reverence
and love.
The National tribune., 1881-10-29
A DIME.NOVEL AFFAIR.

Counsel are making dime novel out of the
Christiancy divorce case as rapidly as possible
There are plots and counter-plots and mysterious
disappearance seemingly without end The
witnesses, Mary Chamberlain and Charles Good
man, recently brought to this city to testify
against the ex-senator, have suddenly vanished,
leaving no track or trace behind them.
The woman had testified, but not signed her
deposition.
1T looks like sharp practice on the part of
some one, or else like an attempt to foist false
testimony upon the examiner On the part Of the
two witnesses for a considerations